Modifying IOA Online Facility Commands

Every screen of the IOA Online facility supports a set of commands. You can change the names of these commands or create synonyms. The command members reside in the IOAENV library, and the modified members must reside in the IOA PARM library. The members are named according to the following conventions:

Table 297 Relevant Members

Member

Description

TxxxCMD1

The active commands member.

TxxxCMDy

Alternative commands members.

TxxxCMDD

Debugging aid member – contains additional commands for problem analysis.

where xxx is the screen identifier. For a detailed description of how to modify a command member, see IOA Administration.

A command member is composed of one header line and any number of command lines. The number at the left of the header line is the total number of command lines in the member. It must be updated when lines from the command member are added or deleted.

The structure of the command line is as follows:

Table 298 Command Line Structure

Column

Description

1–8

Command name.

25–28

Reserved hexadecimal (unprintable) value. Do not change it.

29–68

Description of the command.

69–72

Reserved hexadecimal (unprintable) value – the internal command member. Do not change it.

You can change the command name and description. To add a synonym, duplicate the command line, modify the command name on the duplicated line and modify the command line counter at the left side of the header line.

Modifying IOA Online Facility PFKey Definitions

Every screen of the IOA Online facility has a set of PFKeys with pre-assigned commands. It is possible to change these PFKey definitions. The PFKey members reside in the IOA IAOENV library, and the modified members must reside in the IOA PARM library.

The members are named according to the following convention:

TxxxPFy

where

  • xxx is the screen identifier. IOA Online Options Cross-Reference contains a detailed list of all screens and their corresponding PFKey members.

  • y is the PFKey definition member number, where 1 is the active PFKey definition member, and all other numbers are alternative members.

A PFKey member is composed of one header line and any number of PFKey definition lines.

The structure of the PFKey definition line is as follows:

Table 299 PFKey Definition Line Structure

Column

Description

1–8

The PFKey or Enter.

9–22

Command assigned to the PFKey.

At least one PFKey or Enter key must be defined as the ENTER command.