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Issuing a Single Operational Command

Use the following procedure to issue an operational command from a terminal. (Some operational commands can also be invoked from an application program. See the System Reference Guide.)

1. Press Clear to bring up a blank screen.
2. Enter a transaction ID, a space, a command containing no embedded spaces as follows, and press Enter.

Operational Command Syntax

►►─ transaction-ID ─ command ─────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄

transaction-ID

Transaction ID, defined in the CICS System Definition data set (CSD), for invoking CA Datacom CICS Services functions to monitor and control resources in a non-MRO environment. Default transaction IDs follow:

DBOC

Precedes an operational command to perform an action or make an inquiry.

DBIC

Precedes an operational command to make an inquiry.

Note: To substitute other transaction IDs for DBOC or DBIC, see the System Reference Guide information about coding the DBOC= parameter in the System Options Table (DBCVTPR) or overriding the specified DBOC= value from the DBOC GENOPTS display.

command

Operational commands take one of the following forms:

• keyword
• keyword=value(s), which can be either a single value or a series of values that are separated by commas; a series is enclosed within parentheses.
• keyword,keyword=value(s)
• keyword,keyword,keyword=value(s)
• keyword=value,keyword=value

Keywords for operational commands to perform an action follow. For more information, see DBOC: Controlling Resources with Operational Commands.

Keywords for operational commands to invoke a formatted display follow. For details, see DBOC/DBIC: Monitoring Resources with Operational Commands.

Example

DBIC INQ=OPENED