Overview

Use the COMM function when you need to perform one of the following:

Modify the error table (only at the direction of CA Support)
Clear the Statistics and Diagnostics Area
End MUF processing normally
Request a new Recovery File
Abort a long-running request
Write a dump of the Master List to the Statistics and Diagnostics Area (PXX)
Print a dump of the Extended Common Storage Area (ECSA)
Print a dump of the SVC
Print/display the status of MUF jobs
Other console-like commands (for details about console-like commands, see the section about maintaining CA Datacom/DB using console commands in the CA Datacom/DB Database and System Administration Guide).

Each option is explained in the following sections of this chapter.

Note: Except for SNAPCSA and SNAPSVC, the COMM options require that the MUF is active.