Using the DBAS Transaction to Test Multiple Environment Control Commands › Input Format

Input Format

The following input format allows up to 14 DBOC tasks to be started with one DBAS command:

• Columns 1-5 must be “DBAS “ (note the trailing space).
• Columns 6-10 must be the 4-byte DBCVTPR DBOC= value followed by a blank. In most cases this is “DBOC “.
• Columns 11-80 are for commands to start DBOC tasks. Each command uses five columns. All five columns must be filled in or blank.

Once a blank is encountered, no more input is accepted. The byte command field is in one of the following formats:

• For URTs use a single byte for the command and four bytes for the URT number or generics. Use the following for these commands:

  O for open

  C for close

  D for delete

  L for load.

  R for restart

• For MUFs use three bytes as the command and two bytes for the MUF number or generics. Use the following for these commands:

  CON for connect

  DIS for disconnect

  IMM for disconnect immediate.

One DBAS command can include a mix of both format type fields.

Example:

The following command will start three transactions to create a connection of MUFs 10-19, to open URT 1, and to delete URT 100-199:

DBAS DBOC CON1?O0001D01??

CON1?

Starts a DBOC CONNECT=1? connecting MUFs 10-19 if available. CON is for the CONNECT command.

O0001

Starts a DBOC OPEN=0001 transaction. O is for open.

D01??

Starts a DBOC DELETE=1?? transaction. D is for delete.

There is no specific order in which these transactions are processed in CICS. No messages of any kind are produced by the DBAS transaction.