Virtual Hometerm Subsystem (VHS) Manual (H06.03+)

Using VHS

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Configuring VHS Inspect Processing

To handle Inspect prompts, VHS uses the AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING

parameter and a file (VHSINSP) that contains various sections specifying Inspect

commands to execute depending on the process name, the program file name, or the

language of the application trapped into Inspect.

VHS AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING Parameter

The AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING parameter can be set to ON (true) or OFF

(false). Setting the parameter to ON causes VHS to automatically reply to the Inspect

prompt by sending the commands from the VHS Inspect file. If the parameter is set to

OFF, VHS writes the Inspect prompt to its prompt file and the user will be able to reply

to it via the Prompt Browser screen. The AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING

parameter can be set when starting VHS, as part of the VHS startup file (VHSSTART).

If the parameter value is not set, the default is ON.

The parameter value can also be set and changed online via the VHSCI by using the

ALTER command. The ALTER command will not have any effect on already existing

Inspect openers and subsequently for all applications that are handled by those

Inspect openers. The ALTER command will take effect only with new Inspect openers.

This means that, if a new application is trapping into Inspect and an already existing

Inspect (one already opening VHS) is handling this application, the new value of the

AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING parameter won’t be in effect.

Inspect Processing Considerations

Changing the value of the AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING parameter online

can create unexpected situations as in the following scenario:

AUTOMATIC-INSPECT-PROCESSING Parameter value is ON.

VHS has two Inspect openers:

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Inspect #1 has 1 application to handle .

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Inspect #2 has 2 applications to handle:

The value of the parameter is changed to OFF via the VHSCI.

A new application traps into Inspect. The application is dispatched to Inspect #2, which

already opens VHS. Because the Inspect opener is not a new one, the value of the

parameter won’t be in effect for the new application. This means that the new

application will be handled automatically by VHS instead of going into the Prompt file to

be handled by the user.

VHS Inspect File

You configure the VHS Inspect processing via the VHS Inspect file (VHSINSP). When

receiving an Inspect message, VHS tries to match the application information with the