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Operator Commands

DTS can receive commands from the console using the modify command, or from the outstanding CTS WTOR. The commands are as follows:

Start Command

F CTS,START,DTS[,PARM(xx)]

This command will start the DTS task. If you have specified DTS to be started in the CTS startup options, this command is not required. The optional parm parameter is used to specify a different suffix for the CTODTS member to read.

Stop Command

F CTS,STOP,DTS

This command will stop the DTS task. Any SRVDEF definitions that are currently being processed will be allowed to complete.

MSGLEVEL Command

F CTS,MSG,DTS,'MSGLEVEL=n'

This command will change the level of messaging of the DTS task. Valid values of n are 0 through 9, where 0 indicates that only critical error messages are to be displayed up to 9, which requests all detailed messages be displayed.

Start Processing Command

F CTS,MSG,DTS,'START NAME=srvdefname'

This command will start a data query session for the SRVDEF entry srvdefname.

Start a Group of SRVDEFs

F CTS,MSG,DTS,'EVENT SCHD=schdname'

This command will start a data retrieval session for all SRVDEF definitions that have specified schname as an operand of the SCHD parameter.

Start or Stop Displaying All Discovered iSponsors

F CTS,MSG,DTS,TRACE or NOTRACE

This command will initiate or suspend the display of iSponsors found on all SRVDEF definitions when a data retrieval session is started.

List the DEfined SRVDEF Definitions

F CTS,MSG,DTS,LIST

This command will produce a list of all SRVDEF definitions defined. The list will be written to the DTSLIST dd statement.

Turn Logging On or Off for a SRVDEF Definition

F CTS,MSG,DTS,[LOG][NOLOG],NAME=srvdefname

This command will turn logging on for the SRVDEF definition srvdefname. If you wish to suspend logging for this SRVDEF, specify NOLOG in place of LOG.