Once the main services task has started, additional requests can be communicated to the task using the z/OS MODIFY (F) command.
The following commands and functions are available.
Displays the status of all subtasks or a particular subtask in the Main Services Address Space. The format of the STATUS command is:
MODIFY SYSVSERV,STATUS [subtask]
Specifies the name of the subtask for the requested status display.
Starts a subtask in the Main Services Address Space. The format of the START command is:
MODIFY SYSVSERV,START subtask[.taskident,parameters]
Specifies the name of the subtask to start.
Identifies a task, if you are starting multiple tasks in the same subtask.
Represents the parameters to pass to the subtask.
Stops a subtask in the Main Services Address Space. The format of the STOP command is:
MODIFY SYSVSERV,STOP subtask|taskid
Specifies the name of the subtask you want to terminate.
Identifies a task, if you are starting multiple tasks in the same subtask.
Modifies current parameter settings for a subtask in the Main Services Address Space. The format of the MODIFY command is:
MODIFY SYSVSERV,MODIFY subtask|taskid [, parameters]
Specifies the name of the subtasks to modify.
Identifies a task, if you are starting multiple tasks in the same subtask.
Represents the parameters to pass to the subtask. If the parameters contain a comma or a space, it must be enclosed in single quotes.
Forces the subtask in the Main Services Address Space to terminate abnormally. The format of the FORCE command is:
MODIFY SYSVSERV,FORCE subtask|taskid
Specifies the name of the subtask you want to terminate abnormally. The task is canceled with a dump.
Identifies a task, if you are starting multiple tasks in the same subtask.
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