Selecting a Task through the IUI

About this task

You must select the appropriate output for the SELECT TASK report. You can either display (in report or operator table format) or print the report.

Procedure

Select option TS from the Administrative Options Menu.

The SELECT TASK screen is displayed.

 node.name                       SELECT TASK                               hh:mm
 CMD ==>
                                                                       CMD: OPR
   CMD: O ... OPERATOR TABLE
        P ... PRINT REPORT    D ... DISPLAY REPORT
   SERVER => ________

Select one of the following display types.

Option	Description
D	Displays the report on your screen and is captured in the TMPDSN specified in the SIGNON defaults of the user.
O or OPR	Displays the report to your screen in the operator table format.
P	Sends the report to a printer.

Note: If you are running in a IBM® Connect:Direct®/Plex environment, type the member name on which you want to perform the SELECT TASK in the SERVER field. If you leave this field blank in a IBM Connect:Direct/Plex environment, the SELECT TASK is performed on the IBM Connect:Direct/Manager. If you are running in a IBM Connect:Direct/Stand-alone Server environment, leave this field blank.

Press ENTER.

If you selected Display from the Select Task screen, the following screen is displayed:

BROWSE--XXXXXXXX.XXXXXXX.XXXXX.XXXXXX.XXXXX--LINE 00000000 COL 001 080
COMMAND ===>                                        SCROLL ===> CSR
******************************* TOP OF DATA  *************************
===========================================================
            SELECT TASK for C:D/Plex Manager
===========================================================
 TASK TASK           XMIT          PNAME/
  ID  NUM  STATE     STATE                   PNUM
___________________________________________________________
  M   001  INACTIVE
___________________________________________________________
  T   002  TIMER
___________________________________________________________
  A   003  INACTIVE
___________________________________________________________
  Z   004  INACTIVE
___________________________________________________________
  C   005  MISC I/O
___________________________________________________________
  F   006  INACTIVE
___________________________________________________________
  U   007  SUBTASK   TCP MAIN TAS

If you selected the operator table format, the following screen is displayed:

-------------------------------OPERATOR TABLE--------------      Row 1 to 20 of 22
==>                                                               SCROLL ===> PAGE
OPTION        TID    TASKNO   STATE      SUB-STATE    PNAM/UID    PNUM
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              M      1        INACTIVE
              T      2        TIMER
              A      3        INACTIVE
              Z      4        INACTIVE
              C      5        MISC I/O
              F      6        INACTIVE
              U      7        SUBTASK     TCP MAIN TAS
              U      8        ST RUNNG    TCP ACCEPT
              D      9        SUBTASK     TCP MAIN TAS
              D      10       API RUN     TCP ACCEPT
              O      11       INACTIVE
              I      13       VTAM I/O    RECEIVE     SJONES2
              I      14       RUNNING                 BSMITH1
              W      12       TIMER
              Q      37       WAIT4WRK
              Q      38       WAIT4WRK
              Q      39       WAIT4WRK
              Q      40       WAIT4WRK
              Q      41       WAIT4WRK
              Q      73       WAIT4WRK

You can perform the following operations from the Operator Table:

Type F next to the task ID to flush and suspend nonsystem tasks.
Type P to suspend a task.

Refresh the OPERATOR TABLE screen by typing Q line and pressing ENTER.