MVS Command Management (Deprecated)

The MVS™ Command Management function is deprecated and is replaced by the MVS Command Revision function. For additional information, see Command Revision Table. The MVS Command Management function is only supported for migration purposes. For information on migrating to the MVS Command Revision function, see the IBM Tivoli NetView for z/OS Installation: Migration Guide.

With MVS Command Management you can examine, modify, or reject most MVS commands. You can specifically include or exclude commands from processing by command or by console names.

After MVS command management is activated, all MVS commands are passed to the NetView® MVS command exit. Most MVS commands are sent to the NetView program for processing unless they are not included or specifically excluded. In the NetView program, the CNMEMCXY REXX command list is called with the MVS command under the DSIMCAOP autotask. You can add logic to this command list to examine, modify, or reject MVS commands. If an MVS command is not rejected, it is returned to MVS for processing. RACF® checking is performed after the command is processed by the NetView MVS command exit.

Figure 1 shows the logic flow of MVS command management. To enable this command management requires changes to the MVS and NetView environments.

Figure 1. MVS Command Management Flow