After you supply the member and data set information for the EXEC to play back, the EPI follows the following process:
- The playback function:
- Starts running the selected REXX EXEC
- Displays the current screen image for the affected session
This results in short messages describing the first keystroke or keystrokes the EXEC will issue.
- Press enter.
The first SESSCMD command processor in the EXEC executes.
- The playback function does the following:
- Displays new session screen image that reflects the response of the session to the SESSCMD Displays the current screen image for the affected session
- Freezes the screen image
This provides time for you to study the frozen screen image and observe how the SESSCMD affected the session.
- Press Enter
The playback function displays the next screen image.
- The playback function displays new messages describing what action the next SESSCMD in the EXEC will do.
The next SESSCMD executes.
- The playback function freezes the screen image again.
This lets you review the effect of the SESSCMD that just executed.
- Press Enter again.
The next session screen image appears and steps 5 through 7 repeat until the EXEC finishes executing.
- The playback function:
- Returns you to the EPI Recording Primary Menu, if your EXEC contains no SAY statements to display output from the EXEC
- Uses the SAY statements in the EXEC to write output data to your screen