Message exit: Exit 6

APSUX06 or APSUC06 defines a message exit that is given control before most of the messages generated by PSF FSA APSxxxI and APSxxxA, are issued.

You can use this exit to suppress or redirect messages. You can redirect messages to the operator console, the security console, or both. To suppress or redirect messages, use the XTP6ACT flag. The exit cannot request that a message destined for the operator or the security console be printed with the data set.

You can use this exit to release the current data set to JES and request that the system hold it. To do this, set the XTP6HOLD flag. After the data set runs to completion, PSF marks the data set as one that cannot be selected.

You can use this exit to stop a printer FSA. To do this, set the XTP6TFSA flag. After the data set runs to completion, PSF stops the FSA.

If you set both the XTP6HOLD and XTP6TFSA flags, PSF stops the FSA and the system does not hold the data set.

You can also stop a job for a message that PSF has indicated is going to the interrupt message page. To do this, set the XTP6TJOB flag.

PSF provides a sample routine for inspecting PSF messages. You can use this routine to create, assemble, and install (or link-edit) an exit to inspect messages. (For more information, see Table 29.) This routine runs in the same address space as PSF.