SYSTP Functions under IMS TM

The SYSTP utility provides functions that are specific to IMS TM.

Start of instruction set To invoke specific SYSTP functions under IMS TM

  • In the Code field of the SYSTP Main Menu, enter E for Environment-Dependent Functions.

    From the NII Menu displayed then, you can select the functions explained in this section.

Note:
In the remainder of this section, the Natural IMS TM Interface is also referred to as NII.

This section covers the following topics:


Broadcasting

This function is used to broadcast messages to specific user groups in an IMS environment.

When you invoke this function, the Broadcasting Menu appears from which you can select the following functions:

  • Create Broadcast Messages

  • List all Broadcast Messages

For further information about the broadcasting function, see the section Natural under IMS TM - Special Functions in the TP Monitor Interfaces documentation.

Display Environment Data

This function is used to display environmental data on the Natural IMS TM Interface.

When you invoke this function, the Environment Table screen appears for the environment table used by the current Natural session. The screen displays the current parameter settings of the Natural IMS TM Interface.

The parameters cannot be updated. For more information about IMS parameters, see the section Natural under IMS TM in the TP Monitor Interfaces documentation.

Monitoring

This function is used to display monitoring data about Natural user sessions that run under the same Natural subsystem.

When you invoke this function, the Monitoring screen appears where you can select the following functions to display monitoring data about user sessions:

  • Active Sessions
    Displays all active Natural sessions that run under IMS TM.

  • Suspended Sessions
    Displays all Natural sessions that are currently suspended under IMS TM.

  • User Selection
    Invokes a window where you can specify selection criteria to display particular Natural user sessions only.

Applied NII Zaps

This function invokes the Applied NII Zaps screen, which displays the numbers of all Zaps that have been applied to the current Natural TP environment.