Automatic command processing

The operator can specify, from the console or through a local reader, that certain commands or strings of commands take effect automatically at specific times or at regular intervals. The procedures for using the following commands are described in z/OS JES2 Commands.

Note that automatic commands can be placed in the initialization deck.

Start Automatic ($S A): Starts automatic command processing.
Set Automatic ($T A): Displays, specifies, or modifies the strings of commands (the “automatic command elements”).
Cancel Automatic ($C A): Cancels all previously entered automatic commands. This command can also selectively cancel selected commands.
Halt Automatic ($Z A): Stops all automatic command processing until it is restarted.

Automatic command processing can be used to provide status displays and to lessen the operator's work for common, preset routines or schedules. For example, if an installation normally does one specific kind of processing at 8 a.m., and another at 9 a.m. every day, it is possible to preset automatic command processing to issue the operator commands that would ordinarily be necessary at those times.