MAI-OC lets you start multiple sessions with VTAM applications using Logical Unit Type-1 (LU1) protocols. It is available from OCS or from an NCL procedure. MAI-OC appears to the application as a line-by-line device, such as an IBM 3767 terminal.
You can use MAI-OC to provide centralized network operation of major systems such as CICS, IMS, or JES. The MAI-OC sessions act as the master consoles of the other application systems.
MAI-OC facilities are available from any Operator Console Services (OCS) window; however, before using MAI-OC, you should consider the use of MAI-OC sessions with certain subsystems, cross-domain MAI-OC sessions, and the use of MAI-OC from multiple systems to the same target applications.
You can operate an MAI-OC session from an NCL procedure using standard internal command environment processing through the &INTCMD facility. The NCL procedure can send data across the MAI-OC sessions that it is maintaining and receive output from those sessions.
MAI-OC sessions with other applications can be created from any processing environment. Most things that can be done from a native terminal can be done using an MAI-OC session.
In this section there are references to the commands that control the operation of MAI-OC. The use and syntax of MAI commands are described in the online help.