Issuing IMS Connect WTOR commands and IMS Connect z/OS commands

Use the Connect Commands tab in the IMS™ Connect Extensions Operations Console to issue IMS Connect WTOR commands and IMS Connect z/OS® command.

Procedure

  1. Open an IMS Connect system using the Navigation view. See Browsing systems.
    Note: You must select an IMS Connect system, not a group.
  2. Select the Connect Commands tab. The Connect Commands tab is located at the bottom of the editor.
  3. Select a command (or type your own) from the Command dropdown.
    Figure 1. Selecting an IMS Connect command in the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    Selecting the VIEWHWS command in the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
  4. Replace any parameters in the command with your desired values as required. Parameters are shown as lowercase text enclosed in angle brackets (< and >). For example, in the command VIEWPORT <port id>, replace <port id> with the desired port.
  5. To issue the command, click the Run button ( Run the entered command icon ).
    Figure 2. Response from submission of the VIEWHWS command using IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer
    Results of the VIEWHWS command in the IMS Connect Extensions Operations Console for z/OS Explorer

What to do next

Use the following features to aid your analysis:
  • Use the Find Next ( Find the Value After Current Position icon ) and Find Previous ( Find the Value Before Current Position icon ) buttons in the toolbar to search for a text string in the output.
  • Use the Export button ( Export icon ) to export the displayed data to a CSV file.

Note: You can define granular access control to IMS Connect commands in RACF® so that users' access to some commands from the shell is restricted.