The Routing Table

The routing table is a CMS file that contains the information used to control the operation of the programmable operator facility. It can reside on either a minidisk or SFS directory. The routing table enables the programmable operator facility to recognize a message as a command, to determine the action to take when a message comes in, and to recognize the authorized users of programmable operator functions.

If the routing table resides in an SFS directory, it can be shared with other users. You should, however, be aware of the implications of sharing files as described in the z/VM: CMS User's Guide. If, for example, someone has the routing table file exclusively locked when you start the programmable operator facility, programmable operator initialization fails because it cannot read the file.