Running batch without a terminal

A QMF transaction can also be run without a terminal. A terminal used to run a batch job is locked until QMF completes the transaction. To run a QMF procedure in batch mode without a terminal, use the EXEC CICS START command. The following example runs the QMF procedure STATRPT1__PROC:

EXEC CICS START TRANSID(QMFE) FROM(M=BATCH,I=STATRPT1__PROC)

When this transaction completes, the CICS storage queue STATRPT1 can be browsed using the CICS-supplied transaction CEBR.