User exit considerations

This chapter assists you with enhancing z/OS® Explorer by writing exit routines.

z/OS Explorer provides exit points for select z/OS Explorer events. An exit point is a specific point in a function’s processing where the function invokes an exit routine if one exists. You can write an exit routine to perform additional processing.

Note that unlike most traditional exit points, z/OS Explorer exit points do not allow you to change the behavior of the function. The exit routine, if one exists, is invoked asynchronously, after the function completes. z/OS Explorer processing does not wait for the exit routine to end, nor does it check the completion status.