Issuing operator commands from a program (MGCRE macro)

The MGCRE macro enables you to issue commands and responses to messages without operator intervention. For example, an application can issue a VARY or CONTROL command by using MGCRE, which might satisfy an outstanding action message.

Using MGCRE to issue internal START and REPLY commands provides many benefits over the MGCR macro. If you use MGCR, you must initialize a parameter list before issuing the macro. You do not have to do this initialization if you use MGCRE. MGCRE builds a parameter list for you, based on macro parameters. MGCR is limited to only START and REPLY commands, whereas MGCRE will accept any operator command.

NOT Programming Interface Information The CMDFLAG=TSO option allows TSO to use MGCRE instead of MGCR. CMDFLAG=TSO causes the CONSID value in the parameter list to be treated as a TSO identifier, instead of a console ID. End NOT Programming Interface Information