Pathway/XM System Management Manual

PXMCOM Commands

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START TERM

This command directs the TCP to begin executing a SCREEN COBOL program on one

or more designated TERM objects. The TCP that controls the TERM objects and the

ROUTER object associated with the TERM objects must be running before you issue

this command.

This command can be issued only to configured TERM objects.

pathmon-object

specifies the internal PATHMON object name that is displayed in the header of a

STATUS TERM command. For example, PM0000 is the first pathmon-object.

term-name

specifies the name of a TERM object.

GROUP group-name

specifies the name of a set of TERM objects, each configured as a member of the

specified group. The START TERM command is issued to each TERM object

associated with this group.

issues the START TERM command to all TERM objects in the Pathway/XM

environment. If option is also specified, PXMCOM issues the command to all

TERM objects meeting the criteria specified.

INITIAL program-unit-name

specifies the name of the SCREEN COBOL program unit that runs on the TERM

object when it starts.

If you omit this option, the default is the initial program unit established by the

PXMCFG SET TERM statement.

START TERM { [ pathmon-object. ]term-name }

[,INITIAL program-unit-name ]

{ GROUP group-name }

{ * , option }

option is:

{ SEL [ NOT ] { RUNNING | STOPPED | SUSPENDED } }

{ STATE [ NOT ] { RUNNING | STOPPED | SUSPENDED } }