The CICS PA commands

The CICS PA commands are used to request reports and extracts. The CICS PA dialog automatically generates the commands and JCL when you submit a Report Set. You can edit these jobs or set up your own jobs.

The standard command format for producing reports and extracts is:

Name Command Operands Comments
name in columns 1-8 (or blank) CICSPA one or more operands comments (or blank)
The general format of the command as it appears in the //SYSIN DD statement of the CICS PA batch JCL is:
CICSPA operand[(suboperand)][,operand[(suboperand)],]...

For a full discussion, see Using the CICS PA commands.