Commands

• General Information on Direct Commands

• Descriptions of Direct Commands

General Information on Direct Commands

You can use direct commands to invoke screens directly, without going through the functional screen hierarchy.

Entering a Direct Command

You enter a direct command in the command line of a screen:

Command =>
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Command Components

Most direct commands consist of the following components, which you specify in the following order:

command-name object-type
object-name

The object-type can be:

These are the most common types. With some commands, other types can be specified, as explained with each command.

With several commands, you can specify an object-name (or object-ID) after the object-type, as shown in the syntax of each command.

For example, to display a bundle named "DEP-PROD", you enter the command: DISPLAY BUNDLES DEP-PROD.

Command elements which are optional are indicated by square brackets [ ].

Abbreviating a Command

The command-name and object-type can be abbreviated. The shortest possible abbreviation is indicated by underlining. For each command-name this is shown in the syntax of each command, and for each object-type in the list above.

For example, you can abbreviate the command

LIST REPORTS

to

LI
REP

Incomplete Commands

If you enter an incomplete command, you will either receive an error message asking you to specify the missing components, or a selection window will be displayed in which you can enter the missing specifications.

Descriptions of Direct Commands

The following direct commands are available:

• ADD

• ADMIN

• CLOSE

• CONTENTS BUNDLES

• COPY

• COPY SECURITY

• DELETE

• DISPLAY

• DLOG

• EXIT

• EXPORT

• FIN

• FLIP

• FLUSH

• FOLLOW

• HELP

• IXREF

• LIST

• LOGON

• LOGON APPLICATION

• MASSDEL

• MENU

• MODIFY

• PROFILE

• QUIT

• SELECT

• SET

• SHUTDOWN

• SPF

• START

• TECH

• TRACE

• TRANSFER

• VTAM

• XREF

ADD

ADD
[object-type]

This command is used to add object definitions for the following object types:

On most Maintenance screens, you can invoke the ADD command by pressing PF2.

ADMIN

ADMIN

This command displays the System Administration menu.

It corresponds to the command MENU ADMIN.

CLOSE

CLOSE PHYSICAL
[printer-name]

This command stops a physical printer.

To stop a whole group of physical printers, you specify a printer-name with an asterisk (*). For example, to stop a all printers whose names begin with "DR", you would enter: CL PH DR*

CONTENTS BUNDLES

CONTENTS
BUNDLES
[bundle-name]

This command lists the contents of the specified bundle.

COPY

COPY
[object-type
[object-name]]

This command is used to copy object definitions of the following object types:

COPY SECURITY

COPY
SECURITY

This command is used to copy Natural Security user definitions.

DELETE

DELETE [object-type
[object-name]]

This command is used to delete object definitions of the object types:

DISPLAY

DISPLAY [object-type
[object-name]]

This command is used to display object definitions of the following object types:

DLOG

DLOG [object-type
[user-ID]]

This command is used to display log information for the following object types:

If you do not specify an object-type, MONITOR will be used.

With USER, you can specify the user-ID of the user for whom you wish to get log information.

EXIT

EXIT

This command returns to the previous screen. When invoked from the Main Menu, this command terminates your Entire Output Management session.

It corresponds to the function of PF3.

EXPORT

EXPORT

This command exports Entire Output Management objects to an XML file for the transfer to another environment. See Exporting Objects in the System Administration documentation for details.

FIN

FIN

This command terminates the Natural session.

FLIP

FLIP

This command switches the display of the PF-key lines.

It corresponds to the function of PF4. See PF Keys in the User's Guide.

FLUSH

FLUSH
BUNDLE [bundle-name]

This command prints a bundle immediately.

FOLLOW

FOLLOW

This command displays the time the Monitor was last activated.

HELP

HELP

This command displays a Help screen related to the current screen.

It corresponds to the function of PF1.

IXREF

IXREF

This command is only available to system administrators. It allows a cross-reference list of report identification criteria for the given identification type (such as job name, writer and so on) to be displayed or printed to Printer 1.

LIST

LIST [object-type
[object-name
[parameter]]]

This command is used to list object definitions of the following object types:

LOGON

LOGON user-ID password

This command allows you to log on to Entire Output Management under another user ID.

LOGON APPLICATION

LOGON APPLICATION [application-name][command]

This command allows you to log on another Natural application.

MASSDEL

MASSDEL [object-type
[object-name]]

This command is only available to system administrators. It is used for the mass deletion of the following objects:

As object-name you can specify a "mask" containing the wildcard characters asterisk (*) and question mark (?). This allows you to selectively delete objects whose names contain certain characters. The question mark represents 1 character; the asterisk represents any number of characters (0 to 50).

Examples:

Before the deletion is actually performed, you will be prompted to confirm it.

After the command has been executed, a list of the objects which were deleted will be displayed.

Warning: Objects will be deleted, regardless of whether they have been archived or not.

MENU

MENU [menu-name]

This command is used to invoke one of the following menu screens:

MODIFY

MODIFY [object-type
[object-name]]

This command is used to modify object definitions of the following object types:

PROFILE

PROFILE

This command displays the current user ID and name and allows you to set the default printer.

QUIT

QUIT

This command ends your Entire Output Management session.

SELECT

SELECT [object-type]

This command is used to set and clear selection criteria for the following types of objects:

SET

SET [option
[value]]

This command is used to set the following Entire Output Management session options:

SHUTDOWN

SHUTDOWN

This command closes the Monitor.

When you invoke this command, a window opens in which you can confirm Monitor shutdown by entering SHUTDOWN. "Shutdown in progress" appears in the Status field. This means that the Monitor has not yet detected the close because it is in wait status. The next time the Monitor is active, it closes normally and "Closed" appears in the Status field.

To resume without closing the Monitor, press PF3 (Exit) instead of entering SHUTDOWN.

SPF

SPF

This command invokes Natural ISPF (if installed).

START

START
[object-type
[object-name]]

This command is used to start the following:

An object-name can only be specified with PHYSICAL.

To start a whole group of physical printers, you can specify object-name with an asterisk (*).

TECH

TECH

This command displays system-relevant technical information.

TRACE

TRACE

This command displays the Trace Report Processing screen.

For more information, see Tracing Report Processing in the User's Guide.

TRANSFER

TRANSFER
[object-type]

This command is used to copy the following objects to another database:

For more information, see Transferring Objects in the System Administration documentation.

VTAM

VTAM

This command displays the NOMVPRNT Management screen.

XREF

XREF

This command is only available for system administrators. It allows a cross-reference list of separation or printer exit usage or report or bundle separator page usage to be displayed or printed on Printer 1.