Multi-Access Spool panel (MAS)

Command keyword

Access the Multi-Access Spool panel with the MAS command from any SDSF panel. Under JES3 it is treated as a JESPLEX JP command.

Customize the display with parameters

The parameters shown in Table 1 allow you to customize the MAS display.

The parameter usage is as follows:

MAS ALL

MAS with no parameters displays only those members that are currently defined.

Consider the following example:

MAS - Display only the defined members of the MAS.

Table 1. MAS Parameters
Parameter	Description
`ALL`	Displays all members in the MAS, even those that are not currently defined.

MAS command action characters

The action characters for the MAS command are shown in Table 2.

Table 2. MAS Command Action Characters
Action Character	Description
//	Block repeat; type // on the first row and another // on the last row to be processed.
=	Repeat previous action character or overtype.
+(n)	Expand the NP column; n is 4-20. (Use RESET to reset.)
%(exec)	Run a REXX exec. (ISPF only)
/	Show column values for row (ISPF only).
D	Display a member of the MAS in the log.
E	Restart a member of the MAS.
ER	Reset a member of the MAS.
J	Display the current state of monitor subtasks. You can add: D - Display monitor details. H - Display resource history. J - Display the current state of JES2. S - Display the current status of JES2.
P	Stop a member of the MAS. You can add: A - Stop a member of the MAS (abend). Q - Stop a member of the MAS, ignoring cross-system activity. T - Stop a member of the MAS, ignoring active programs. X - Stop scheduling of jobs for the member of the MAS.
PC	Stop conversion on a member of the MAS. JES2 only
S	Start a member of the MAS.
SC	Start conversion on a member of the MAS. JES2 only
SX	Start scheduling of jobs for a member of the MAS.
ZM	Stop the JES2 monitor.

Columns on the MAS panel

The columns on the MAS panel are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Columns on the MAS and JP Panel
Column name	Title (Displayed)	Width	Panel	Description
NAME	NAME	4 (JES2) 8 (JES3)	MAS, JP	Member name. This is the fixed field. It is ignored if coded on an FLD statement or ISFFLD macro.
STATUS	Status	12	MAS, JP	Member status
SYSID	SID	3	MAS	The system ID number
PREVCKPT	PrevCkpt	8	MAS	Number of seconds elapsed since the previous checkpoint (ss.hh format)
CKPTHOLD	Hold	8	MAS	Checkpoint hold in hundredths of seconds
ACTHOLD	ActHold	8	MAS	Actual checkpoint hold in hundredths of seconds
DORMANCY	Dormancy	11	MAS	Checkpoint dormancy (minimum,maximum). Format in hundredths of seconds.
ACTDORM	ActDorm	7	MAS	Actual checkpoint dormancy in hundredths of seconds
SYNCTOL	SyncTol	7	MAS	Checkpoint synchronization tolerance in seconds
SYSMODE	Ind	3	MAS	Independent mode
RSYSID	RSID	4	MAS	Name of member performing a $ESYS
SYSNAME	SysName	8	MAS, JP	System name of the MVS image on which this JES system is active
VERSION	Version	8	MAS, JP	JES version the system is running
LASTCKPT	Last-Checkpoint	22	MAS	Last date and time checkpoint was taken
COMCHAR	C	1 (JES2) 8 (JES3)	MAS, JP	Command character
JESNAME	JESN	4	MAS, JP	JES subsystem name
SLEVEL	SLevel	6	MAS, JP	JES service level
BOSS	Boss	4	MAS	Indicates if this member is a manager or "boss" of WLM service class queues
GLOBAL	Global	6	JP	JES3 Global member indicator
COMMAND	Command	8	MAS	Command in progress
TYPE	Start-Type	18	MAS, JP	Last start type for the member
DATEE	Start-Date-Time	19	MAS, JP	Date and time the member was started
LASTGCON	LastGCon-Date-Time	18	JP	Last time the global was contacted
PTRACK	PrimTG	6	JP	Primary track group allocation
STRACK	SecTG	6	JP	Secondary track group allocation
WTOLIM	WTOLim	6	JP	WTO message limit
WTOINT	WTOInt	6	JP	WTO message interval
PCSALIM	PBufCSA	7	JP	Protected buffer CSA limit
PAUXLIM	PBufAux	7	JP	Protected buffer JES3 auxiliary limit
PFIXED	PBufFixed	9	JP	Fixed protected buffers
USRPAGE	UserPages	9	JP	User pages per open SYSOUT dataset
SELMNAME	SelectModeName	14	JP	Selection mode name
SPARTN	PartName	8	JP	Spool partition name
MSGPRF	MsgPrefix	11	JP	Message prefix
MSGDEST	MsgDest	7	JP	Message destination
CONSTAT	ConnStat	13	JP	Connect status
ATTSTAT	AttStat	11	JP	Attach status
CKPTLEV	CkptLevel	9	MAS, JP	JES2 checkpoint level ($ACTIVATE level).
ISFEND	.END	4	MAS, JP	End of list marker. All columns that appear after this column will be hidden. Ignored if specified on the ISFFLD macro in ISFPARMS. The title and width cannot be changed using the FLDENT statement or through the ARRANGE command.