Monitoring and Controlling CICS Resources › Establish a Session with a Region

Establish a Session with a Region

The MTO command lets you establish an LU 1 session with a displayed resource that satisfies the following conditions:

• Resource class of either JOB or STC
• Resource support for LU 1 (for example, CICS region)
• ACB name defined in resource

By using the MTO command, you can bring up an interface that lets you establish a session with the region managed by the selected resource, perform the necessary actions, and then disconnect from the region.

To establish a session with a region

1. Enter MTO beside the job or started task.

   The following panel shows an example of a CICS session interface, from which you can issue CICS transaction commands:

    SOLVPROD-------------- Automation Services : MTO -CICSA ------------LINE 1 OF 1
    Command ===>
            ===>
   
    Status Connected     Limit 1000   Wrap OFF   Edit OFF   Scroll OFF
    1---+----10---+----20---+----30---+----40---+----50---+----60---+----70---+----
    N20E10 ENTER USERID
    *** END ***                                
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
     F1=Help      F2=Split     F3=Exit      F4=Function  F5=Hide      F6=Retrieve
     F7=Backward  F8=Forward   F9=Swap     F10=Left     F11=Right    F12=Disconnect
   

2. Converse with the region by entering data at the Command prompt.

   The conversation appears on the panel.

Note: As you converse with the connected region, the returned data is stored in a buffer. The total number of lines in the buffer appears at the top right corner of the panel. You can increase the size of the buffer by modifying the Limit field. You can scroll through the buffer by pressing the F7 (Backward), F8 (Forward), F10 (Left), and F11 (Right) function keys.