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List CONNECT:Mailbox Batches

You can list and manage CONNECT:Mailbox batches from the file transfer status monitor.

To list CONNECT:Mailbox batches

  1. Enter DIR beside a CMMGR resource on the Status Monitor.
  2. Enter the required mailbox ID and press F6 (Action).

    The Mailbox Batch List appears.

Manage CONNECT:Mailbox Batches

To manage CONNECT:Mailbox batches you can issue the following line commands against one or more batches:

I

Invokes an end of batch agent request

C

Initiates an Auto Connect request

S

Provides an explanation of the status flags

R

Sets the status flag to allow the batch to be requested by a remote site, or transmitted by a host-initiated Auto Connect

D

Sets the status flag to show the batch has been deleted

T

Sets the status flag to indicate that the batch has been transmitted

E

Sets the status flag to indicate that the batch was extracted by the EXTRACT utility

M

Sets the status flag to indicate that the batch is available for multiple transmissions

The following commands turn the corresponding status flags off:

NR

ND

NT

NE

NM

To issue any of these line commands against all listed batches, at the command prompt, enter All x, where x is one of the following commands:

R

D

T

E

M

Initiate an Auto Connect

You can start a host-initiated Auto Connect from the file transfer status monitor. By using the CON command you can override the *CONNECT record parameters specified in your Options Definitions File (ODF).

To initiate an Auto Connect

  1. Enter CON beside a CMMGR resource on the status monitor.

    The File Transfer : Auto Connect panel appears.

  2. Complete the following fields:
    List Name

    Specifies the list name for the Auto Connect. The name must be defined in the ODF.

    Mailbox ID

    Specifies the mailbox ID of the batches to send.

    User Batch ID

    Specifies the user batch ID of the data to send.

    Press F6 (Action).

    Batches are transmitted according to your selection.

Note: You can also issue the CON command from the Mailbox Batch List command line.