The MAI-OC feature performs the functions of session connection and disconnection and sends messages on sessions in response to MAI-OC commands issued by users.
MAI-OC commands can be made easier to use if the standard SOLVE EQUATE command is utilized. For certain applications, use of EQUATE values enables the operation of MAI-OC sessions to be identical to operation of the same session from a native terminal attached directly to the application.
For example, if you have an MAI-OC session with an IMS system and want to display the IMS transaction queue, you would use the following full MAI command:
MAISEND IMS /DIS Q TRAN
Specifies the command that requests MAI-OC to transfer data across a session.
Specifies the session identifier of a session with the IMS application to which the message is to be sent.
The remainder of the data, starting with the slash (/), is the message to be sent to the application.
By setting up an EQUATE value as:
EQUATE / MAISEND IMS /
you can enter the IMS message text in its native form and allow the system to expand the slash (/) to the full MAISEND command format.
An alternative may be to EQUATE the target application name to the MAISEND command.
Another example, for use on a JES session, could be:
EQUATE $ MAISEND JES2 $
You can use it to enter JES2 commands as if in native mode, for example:
$DA
Note: The use of EQUATEs varies according to the requirements of different installations, and you should consider how EQUATEs can be used to make MAI-OC operation simple in your installation.