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(MIM) DEFALIAS Command-Define Command Alias

The DEFALIAS command lets you define command aliases for CA MIM commands. You can substitute a command alias for the full command specification (including operands) when you want to issue that command.

You can use command aliases for these purposes:

• To issue a shorter version of a command (for example, in place of a display command that has several parameters)
• To issue a command in a way that is easier to remember or more consistent with commands that you already know

Use the command name, rather than the alias, when looking up information about the command or when contacting CA Technical Support. Also, because of changes in command format or function, you may need to redefine existing aliases when you upgrade to a new release of CA MIM.

Scope: Local

This command has the following format:

DEFALIAS alias command [operands]

alias

Specifies the one- to eight-character alias that can be substituted for the command.

command

Specifies the full name of the command that should be executed when this command alias is specified.

operands

(Optional) Specifies the command-specific operands that you want to execute when this command alias is specified.

Usage Notes: DEFALIAS Command

• The DEFALIAS command can be specified in the MIMCMNDS or MIMSYNCH member of the CA MIM parameter data set. You also can issue this command from a console.
• You must be authorized to issue system control commands to issue the DEFALIAS command. TSO users generally are not authorized to issue system control commands.
• The DEFALIAS command contains positional operands. You must specify operands in the order shown in the format box.
• You can append operands to the command alias when you are issuing a command. For example, you can define a command alias named ENQDISP, which represents the DISPLAY COUNTS command. If you also want to see information about hardware reserves, then you can append the RESERVES operand to this command alias. That is, you can issue an ENQDISP RESERVES command.
• You cannot specify the MCS L operand in the operand list when you issue the DEFALIAS command from a console or a TSO session. However, you can specify the MCS L operand if you issue the DEFALIAS command from the CA MIM parameter data set.
• If the alias text contains any special characters, the entire positional text operand should be enclosed within single quotes. For example, to use a command alias name of C=D to display GDIF ENQ count information, specify the following:

  DEFALIAS 'C=D' DISPLAY GDIF COUNTS
  

Examples: DEFALIAS Command

• To define the command alias DOPT for the DISPLAY OPTION command, issue this DEFALIAS command:

  DEFALIAS DOPT DISPLAY OPTIONS
  

• If you regularly issue the DISPLAY CONFLICTS command, you can create the following command alias to make it easier to issue:

  DEFALIAS CONF DISPLAY CONFLICTS
  

  Then you can issue the string CONF to issue the DISPLAY CONFLICTS command.