NET/MASTER Management Services (MS) Operator's Guide

The Mode Indicator
Operator Control Services (OCS)
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The Mode Indicator The OCS command input line prompt indicates whether you are authorized to receive
monitor-class messages and also notifies you when NCL procedures are waiting for
some type of action, as defined in Table 4-3.
Table 4-3. The Mode Indicator
Mode Indicator Description
M You are authorized to receive monitor-class messages (the Monitor Class field is
set to YES in your user ID definition record). Monitor-class messages are
messages that have the monitor-class attribute set. Examples are messages
reporting that a user has logged on or off the system.
If you are authorized to receive monitor-class messages, you may disable this
feature during your current OCS session by using the PROFILE MONMSG=NO
command (see “Your OCS Operator Profile,” later in this section). This clears the
M mode indicator.
P An NCL process is currently paused, pending the entry of a GO or FLUSH
command. Enter the SHOW PAUSE command to display information about
paused NCL processes.
A An NCL process invoked by an action function key is currently executing. Refer to
Table 4-5 for an explanation of an action function key. For example, if you place
the cursor to the left of a message in your OCS message display area and then
press F1 to get help on the message, the mode indicator A appears to the left of
the command input line, indicating that the help text is being retrieved or waiting to
be displayed.
Without mode indicators, the prompt looks like this:
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With all mode indicators present, the prompt looks like this:
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