Specifying Statements and Issuing Commands › Command Considerations

Command Considerations

Keep in mind the following when issuing commands:

• You can issue most commands from consoles, TSO sessions, ISPF panels (through TSO), or from the MIMCMNDS and MIMSYNCH members of the MIMPARMS data set. However, exceptions to this rule are noted throughout the CA MIM documentation.
• Command authority restrictions are not applicable to commands issued in the MIMPARMS data set. You cannot issue commands from consoles or through TSO unless your console or TSO user ID has the correct MCS authority level.
• Depending on where a command originates, you may need to add a prefix.
• Follow the standard delimiting and truncating rules described in this chapter.
• Follow the standard commenting rules described in this chapter if you specify commands in the MIMPARMS data set.
• You can route command output to the MIM trace data set, to different consoles, and to different display areas.
• The SETOPTION command cannot exceed 255 characters. To specify lengthy SETOPTION commands, then use multiple commands to set your specifications.