Communicating with other operators

Use the SEND command to communicate with other operators at MCS, Start of change

HMCS

and SMCS consoles.

 
SE {'message'},{BRDCST              }
   {msgno    } {OPERATOR=routecode  }
               {CN=consname|INTERNAL}

The parameters are:

‘message’

The message to be sent.

msgno

The number of the message in SYS1.BRODCAST to be sent. (See Saving messages in the broadcast data set for information on how to save and later send messages by message number.)

BRDCST

The specified message is to be sent to all active consoles that have not specified the ‘no broadcast’ option (using the K V,LEVEL command).

OPERATOR=routecode

The installation area (such as tape library) to receive the message, specified as a one or three digit number between 1 and 128 (see Table 1).

CN=consname or INTERNAL

The console to receive the message.

consname: Specifies the name of the console where the message is to be sent. The console name is 2 to 8 alphanumeric characters; the first character must be alphabetic or one of the following characters: $, #, or @.
INTERNAL: Specifies that the message is to be directed to console ID 0, and to be received by any active console defined to receive these messages (INTIDS=Y).

When you are uncertain of the routing codes and console identifiers in effect, enter the DISPLAY CONSOLES command. See Displaying console status information.

Example 1:

To send message number 46 to the console named CON12, enter:

se 46,cn=CON12

Example 2:

To send the following message to all active consoles, enter:

se 'Close down in 15 minutes',brdcst