Charles, In addition to reading about WTO, I would recommend reading the manual,
SA38-0666-30 MVS System Commands, Chapter 3. This tells you about how MVS consoles can be configured. See Chapter 3. Also look at the CONTROL command in chapter 4. Some clues, . Consoles can be in different modes, e.g. Roll or Roll-deletable. . Consoles screens can be divided into different areas. . The MVS command CONTROL (or K) controls all these functions. . If you enter K commands without parameters on a console the current values are reflected into the command area, so they can be modified. (Not sure if this is true for all K commands, but works for K A for areas, and K S which controls the mode of operation. I agree with the suggestion of getting access to an SMCS console to improve your understanding. Lennie Dymoke-Bradshaw | Security Lead | RSM Partners Ltd Web: www.rsmpartners.com ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: 27 June 2019 00:07 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] WTO for message that will require explicit deletion? Okay, anyone have any clues as to how to align the stars? My "console" experience is with SDSF LOG, not a real console, so my perception of where messages hang is a little skewed I guess. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 3:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: WTO for message that will require explicit deletion? Non-rolling (no delete) messages do not hang 'at the bottom'. They hang as high as they can based on any other non-rolling messages that preceded them. A non-rolling message that stays toward the bottom is there only because a lot of other non-rolling messages are preventing it from rolling higher. Getting the attributes right for a non-rolling message can be tricky, including the status of the task that issued it. If the stars are aligned, a message can 'stay on the screen' indefinitely as long as console mode is RD and the task that issued it is still active. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
