HELP command

The HELP command displays help for the OMEGAMON for CICS (3270) commands.

You can use the HELP command without an operand to find out the names of all the commands that are supported by the OMEGAMON for CICS (3270). Issue the command using this format:

F cccccccc,HELP
Where cccccccc is the started task name you specified for the OMEGAMON for CICS (3270) using the PARMGEN configuration method.

Figure 1 shows the HELP command output.

Figure 1. HELP Command Output
 LOG 'HELP' Command                                               
     Syntax: HELP command-name                                    
                                                                  
     Description:  The 'HELP' command is used to display the      
     help information available on the commands that are used to  
     control the OMEGAMON interface.                              
                                                                  
     HELP is available for all the commands below:                
                                                                  
     *         - Comment (ignored by the Interface)               
     EXEC      - Execute the commands in the member specified     
     DISPLAY   - Display active Interface subtasks                
     LIST      - Alias of DISPLAY - Display active Interface      
                 subtasks                                         
     LOG       - Send a message to the MVS Console                
     START     - Start an Interface Subtask                       
     STOP      - Stop an Interface Subtask

You can use the HELP command to display information about any other command that the OMEGAMON for CICS (3270) interface processes by following HELP with the name of a specific command. If the command name is not specified, is unrecognized, or is the HELP command used by itself, OMEGAMON AI for CICS displays the help text shown in Figure 1.

Use the following format to request HELP for a specific command. For example, to request HELP for the START command, issue the following statement:

F ccccccccc,HELP START
Where cccccccc is the started task name you specified for the OMEGAMON for CICS (3270) during your product configuration.