Shout Destination table parameters

The following table lists the parameters for creating.updating a shout destination table from the ctmsys utility:

Item

Description

#

Entry number in the table.

Destination Type

One-letter code indicating the type of recipient:

U—Specific user. If the user is not logged onto the data center when the Shout message is sent, the message is placed in the user’s mail.

M – User’s mail.

T – Destination is a specific terminal or file known to the operating system from which the shout was invoked.

O – System console.

L – Control-M/Server log.

E – Alert window of Control‑M/EM.

P – Sends the shout message to a specific program.

Addr

One‑letter code indicating whether the destination is on the server (S) or agent (A) computer.

Logical Name

Name used in the Shout or Do Shout parameter of the job processing definition to identify the recipient of the Shout message.

Physical Name

  • For Destination Type U, name of a user in the data center.
  • For Destination Type M, e-mail address of the user (for example, username@xxx.zzz).
  • For Destination Type T, terminal ID or full path name (max. 96 characters) of a file. If the file exists, the message will be appended to the end of the file.
  • For Destination Type P, the full path name of the program file/script that will perform the Shout operation.
  • For Destination Types O, L, and E, no physical name is specified because each of these is a unique destination.

Parent Topic

ctmsys