Screen display symbols
This section explains the following screen symbols that OMEGAMON AI for CICS displays with command output:
- Comment lines (>)
- To designate a comment line, enter a greater-than sign (>) in column 1. Any command entered on
that line does not execute.
In addition to the comment symbols that you enter yourself, OMEGAMON AI for CICS automatically comments out some commands after they execute to prevent re-execution on the next cycle. OMEGAMON AI for CICS also comments out help text, so that it remains on the screen until you clear it.
- Continuation character (+)
- OMEGAMON AI for CICS displays a plus
sign (+) at the end of a line of output to indicate when more output is available. You may see
this continuation character after you issue certain major commands that select a long list of
items (for instance, all online disks). So that the display does not shift off at the end of
the screen, OMEGAMON® displays only one line of data
at a time unless you request additional lines.
Online help text also displays the continuation character when more help is available.
Commands that produce multiple display lines when they execute display the plus sign (+) in column 1.
If you have more commands entered underneath a multiple display line command, they might shift off at the end of the screen. These commands reappear as soon as you scroll down through the output. If you enter a new command on a continuation line, OMEGAMON AI for CICS automatically moves the new command underneath the existing output lines.
- Input character (:)
- Some OMEGAMON AI for CICS commands allow multiline input for setting parameters. When you issue a command, OMEGAMON AI for CICS responds with a table of keywords and their current settings. On each line of a multiline input command, column 1 displays a colon (:) indicating that you can overtype the current setting to change the value.