The autoinstall control program for terminals

In addition to managing your resource definition, your autoinstall control program can perform any other processes that you want at this time. Its access to the command-level interface is that of a normal, nonterminal user task.

Some possible uses are listed Sample autoinstall control programs for terminals.

The control program is invoked when:
  1. An autoinstall INSTALL request is being processed
  2. An autoinstall DELETE request has just been completed
  3. An autoinstall request has previously been accepted by the user program, but the subsequent INSTALL process has failed.

On each invocation of the autoinstall control program, a parameter list is passed (using a communication area), describing the function being performed (INSTALL or DELETE), and providing data relevant to the particular event. (In case 3, the control program is invoked as if for DELETE).

The INSTALL and DELETE events are now described in detail.