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Initialize and Terminate TIQ from an MVS Console

The task TMSOSTQ is initialized by executing a procedure from SYS1.PROCLIB (or a procedure library accessible to JES) using the START command. This task invokes the program TMSTOSTQ. To establish communication with the TIQ facility, the following command is issued:

START TMSOSTQ[,ROUTCDE=nn][,VERIFY=NODSN][,DATEFMT='fmt']

ROUTCDE is used by MCS users only. Replace with the MCS route code of the console which issued the START command if the route code differs from the default route code in the procedure.

VERIFY=NODSN is used to allow the updating of a TMC record without verifying the data set name for that record. If the data set name is being changed, NODSN must be specified. Otherwise, the DSN= statement must be specified twice, once for verification, and again for the update. If this parameter is not specified, the default value (VERIFY=DSN) is assumed and each update will require data set name verification.

DATEFMT='fmt' specifies the date format that is accepted for all external dates. The date pattern indicated by 'fmt' is limited to 10 bytes and must be enclosed in single quotes. All dates that are entered, printed or displayed will appear in this format. Dates in Julian format (yyyy/ddd) are also accepted.

TMSOSTQ can be terminated by any one of the three following procedures:

• Reply C to the outstanding TMSOSTQ request for input (nn,'C'), where nn is the message number of the TMSTIQ request for input.
• Enter CANCEL TMSOSTQ from the calling console.
• Cease requests to TMSOSTQ and allow TMSOSTQ to time out. (The CA 1 parameter TW in member TMOOPTxx in hlq.CTAPOPTN defines the TIQ timeout limit.) TMSOSTQ terminates itself.

When TMSOSTQ is terminated by one of the three above methods, TMSOSTQ responds with the following:

UPDATE/INQUIRY COMPLETE
TMS INQUIRY CANCELLED