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SMSG as a Command

When ATMCOMM receives a special message from the CA MIC service machine, the text of the message is interpreted as a command to be executed. You can use this feature to automatically or remotely execute commands on the operator virtual machine.

This feature allows you to perform a number of useful operations. The following are some examples of how you can use this feature:

• You can erase a file from the A disk of an operator.
• You can issue similar commands cross-system from a z/OS console.
• You can control the operation of the virtual reader or printer of the operator.
• With full CMS command resolution provided, you can execute a CP command, CMS command, or REXX EXEC, all within the environment of the operator (or wherever ATMCOMM is running).

Obviously, some commands should not be executed in this way. For instance, full screen applications such as PROFS or XEDIT should be avoided because these commands block further ATMCOMM activity until they are manually terminated from the real console of the operator. Similarly, you should not execute LOGOFF or ATMCOMM EXIT commands through this feature.

Commands received from CA MIC are logged if ATMCOMM logging is active. The user ID of the service machine that issued the command is included in the log entry. All commands executed through SMSG are displayed on the screen, and are preceded by an informational message indicating the exact origin of the command.

For more information about the ATMCOMM console log, see the appendix "ATMCOMM Console Log Operations."