CICS/Message - Send messages to CICS terminals

CICS/Message allows you to send messages to:

• an individual CICS terminal by Termid or Netname
• all CICS terminals (including console operator)
• all CICS terminals matching a generic Termid or Netname
• an individual CICS user by OPID or USERID
• all CICS terminals matching a generic operator id (OPID or USERID)
• all terminals/operators in a user specified list or
• the console while preserving the contents of the user's previous screen.

Common examples of Message usage include:

• notifying users that the system is coming down
• notifying users that a file is being closed/re-opened
• asking users to end a transaction
• notifying console of a problem
• notifying a group of users about a meeting
• user to user communication

With Message, messages can be up to nine 18-line screens long and can be sent to any terminal. After receiving the message the terminal operator simply presses a PF key and the original screen and transaction are fully restored.

A message can be originated by:

• Entering a CICS transaction
• LINKING to the message program from a CICS program
• Batch JCL if our MacKinney Batch to CICS or CEMT from Batch products are installed.