On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:39:18 -0400, Tony Harminc  wrote:
>
>The terminal user *does* get a message, with an amusingly documented
>"programmer response":
>
>IEC108I OPERATOR ACTION HAS BEEN REQUESTED FOR YOUR DATA SET
>    ...
>Programmer response
>A long wait may ensue before the operator responds.
>
Does the "terminal user" get that message even if logged on to z/OS UNIX,
with *no* TSO session active?  New environments induce new requirements.

>It's not the message the operator sees, ...
>
If the associated operator message was written as WTOR, it would be
nice if the Reply number appeared in the text of IEC108I.

> Of course allowing ATTN to cancel the mount would've been nice.
>
Yes.  Although the asynchronous cancel might cause the operator some
cognitive dissonance.

And if the mount is DEFERred, the IEC108I may occur at an unexpected time.

-- gil

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