CONSOLE statement

Table 1 summarizes the console functions that you control using the CONSOLE statement. It includes the CONSOLE keyword and the MVS™ command to change the keyword value. The table also includes a topic reference for a description of each keyword.

Table 1. Summary of CONSOLE statement functions

Task	CONSOLE statement keyword	MVS command to change value	See topic
Defining a device as a console:
Device number or SYSCONS, SUBSYSTEM, or SMCS	DEVNUM	Distributed mode: Use the SETCON command or the sample program IEARELCN to delete the console. Update the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Use the SET CON=xx command to add the new console. Shared mode: Use the sample program IEARELCN to delete the console. Update the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Re-IPL.	Defining devices as MCS, HMCS, or SMCS consoles
Console name	NAME	Distributed mode: Use the SETCON command or the sample program IEARELCN to delete the console. Update the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Use the SET CON=xx command to add the new console. Shared mode: Use the sample program IEARELCN to delete the console. Update the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Re-IPL.	Defining devices as MCS, HMCS, or SMCS consoles
Kind of device	UNIT	Distributed mode: Use the SETCON command or the sample program IEARELCN to delete the console. Update the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Use the SET CON=xx command to add the new console. Shared mode: Use the sample program IEARELCN to delete the console. Update the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Re-IPL.	Defining devices as MCS, HMCS, or SMCS consoles
The VTAM® logical unit (LU) name (SMCS console only)	LU	VARY CN,LU	Defining SMCS consoles
Planning console security:
When to automatically log off a user ID due to inactivity	TIMEOUT	VARY CN,TIMEOUT	Automatic Timeout Processing
Command authority level for the console	AUTH	VARY CN,AUTH	Planning console security
Override LOGON value on default statement	LOGON	VARY CN,LOGON	Using RACF to control command authority and operator logon
Controlling the console screen function:
Input/output capability or console mode	USE	CONTROL V,USE	Defining the USE attribute
Message deletion mode of the console	DEL	CONTROL S,DEL	Specifying automatic message deletion for MCS, HMCS or SMCS consoles
Number of message lines that roll on the console screen	RNUM	CONTROL S,RNUM	Controlling the rolling rate
Number of seconds between message rolls or wraps	RTME	CONTROL S,RTME	Controlling the rolling rate
Conversational/ nonconversational message deletion	CON	CONTROL S,CON	Manual deletion of messages
Number of lines to be deleted from the console screen using CONTROL E,SEG	SEG	CONTROL S,SEG	Using SEG to delete groups of messages from the screen
Defining status display areas of the console screen	AREA	CONTROL A	Setting up out-of-line display areas on a console
Monitoring selected events	MONITOR	MONITOR	Displaying jobname, data set status, and TSO/E information
Defining a PFK table for the console	PFKTAB	CONTROL N,PFK	Defining PFKs and other command controls for consoles
Controlling message routing and message formatting:
Routing codes for the console	ROUTCODE	VARY CN,ROUT VARY CN,AROUT VARY CN,DROUT	Defining routing codes
Message levels for the console	LEVEL	CONTROL V,LEVEL	Defining message levels for a console
Message formats for console display	MFORM	CONTROL S,MFORM	Controlling the format of messages and status information on console screens
Receive messages directed to console id zero.	INTIDS	VARY CN,INTIDS	Receiving messages that are directed to console ID zero
Receive messages directed to unknown console ids.	UNKNIDS	VARY CN,UNKNIDS	Receiving messages that are directed to unknown console IDs
Controlling console operation in a sysplex:
System scope for messages that the console receives	MSCOPE	VARY CN,MSCOPE VARY CN,AMSCOPE VARY CN,DMSCOPE	Directing messages from other systems to a console in a sysplex
System association for commands entered	CMDSYS	CONTROL V,CMDSYS	Using CMDSYS on the CONSOLE statement
Specifying the system where you want the console to be active	SYSTEM	VARY CN,SYSTEM	Attaching consoles to particular systems in a sysplex
Miscellaneous console operation:
Console should support entering standby mode	SUPSBY	VARY CN,SUPSBY	Utilizing standby mode
Note: The VARY command only changes the attributes of active consoles. Attempts to change attributes for inactive consoles are rejected. Two exceptions are the LU and LOGON attributes for SMCS consoles (not MCS). These can be changed for inactive consoles. When a console is deactivated and system is in console services distributed mode, and then the console is reactivated, the console attributes used are what was specified in CONSOLxx when the system was IPLed, not the attributes that the console had when it was deactivated.