Initial procedures

An initial procedure is a procedure that runs immediately after your QMF session starts. Use the DSQSRUN parameter to specify the name of this procedure. You can use DSQSRUN:

• With the DSQQMFE command, when QMF is started interactively
• With the QMF START command, when QMF is started through the callable interface

QMF runs the initial procedure differently depending on the type of QMF session used. For more information about how QMF uses the initial procedure, see Interactive session with an Initial Procedure (DSQSRUN).

In TSO, and native OS/390 batch, applications can also set program parameters using a REXX EXEC as described by the DSQSCMD parameter of the QMF START command. Because QMF CICS does not support REXX, in CICS you must specify all program parameters on the START command using DSQSMODE=INTERACTIVE. The default mode from the callable interface is BATCH.