IMSplex commands use a different format from the format used by IMS classic commands. IMSplex commands can be issued only through the Operations Manager (OM) APIs by an automated operations program (AOP). An example of an AOP is the IBM-supplied TSO single point of control (SPOC) application. These commands cannot be entered from the system console, the MTO, an end-user terminal, or an IMS AOI application program. IMSplex commands are not passed to the IMS AOI user exits and are also not logged to the IMS secondary master.
Almost all commands issued through the OM API (including the IMS classic commands) do not require a command recognition character (for example, a slash). If one is supplied, the OM API will ignore it. The only exception to this rule is the classic /EXIT command, which requires a slash when entered from a SPOC application.
Recommendation: IBM recommends against using command recognition characters for commands issued through the OM API (except for the /EXIT command).
The command format with common keywords is as follows:
>>-VERB--RESOURCETYPE-------------------------------------------> .-,--------------------------------------. V | >----+------------------------------------+-+------------------>< | .-,--------------. | | (1) V | | '-KEYWORD-----(---+-parameter--+-+-)-' '-parameter*-'
The following is a list of the parameters with a short description of each.