Using the CICSPlex SM command-level interface

This section describes how to use the CICSPlex® SM command-level interface.

CICSPlex SM command format
The format of an API command when issued through the CICSPlex SM command-level interface is EXECUTE CPSM (or EXEC CPSM) followed by the name of the required command and possibly by one or more options.
CICSPlex SM argument values
You must specify the parenthesized argument values that follow options in an API command.
Using CICSPlex SM with REXX
You can invoke CICSPlex SM API commands from a REXX program.
MVS restrictions
A number of general restrictions apply to all CICSPlex SM API commands.
CICS and CICSPlex SM value data areas
The values for some CICSPlex SM resource table attributes are maintained in an encoded form.
Language considerations
All of the language considerations that apply to the various environments (CICS®, MVS™ batch, TSO, and NetView®) also apply to CICSPlex SM programs written to run in those environments.
Length options
Many API commands involve the transfer of data between the application program and CICSPlex SM.
RESPONSE and REASON options
Once an API command completes processing, it returns a response and, if appropriate, a reason. You must specify the RESPONSE and REASON options on each command to receive the response and reason values returned by that command.

Parent topic: CICSPlex SM commands