Command shortcuts in the TSO SPOC

You can use the command shortcuts option of the TSO SPOC if you prefer to use shortened versions of commands or nicknames for commands. Define the shortcuts (the short commands or nicknames) in the TSO SPOC.

Use the ampersand (&) character as the first character of the shortcut if you want to use it as a nickname.

When you issue a short version of a command, the TSO SPOC appends the additional parameters to the short command. When you issue a nickname for a command, the TSO SPOC replaces the nickname with the full version of the command. The following example shows the SPOC Command Shortcuts panel with some user-defined command shortcuts.

Figure 1. TSO SPOC Command Shortcuts panel

File   Action   Manage resources   SPOC   View   Options   Help
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                     SPOC Command Shortcuts   
 Command ===> _____________________________________________________
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 ----------------------- Plex . _____ Route . _________ Wait . ____
 Act   Command         Additional Parameters                       
 ____  ______________  ___________________________________________
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 ____  &QRY1_________  QRY IMSPLEX SHOW(STATUS)___________________
                       ___________________________________________
 ____  QRY PGM______   SHOW(ALL)__________________________________
                       ___________________________________________
 ____  QRY TRAN______  SHOW(CLS PSB QCNT STATUS)__________________
                       ___________________________________________
 ____  MON LINE ABC07  PTERM ALL__________________________________
                       ___________________________________________
 *************************** Bottom of data **********************

In this example, the first command shortcut is &QRY1 (a nickname). When you issue this command shortcut, the TSO SPOC replaces the nickname with the entire command, QRY IMSPLEX SHOW(STATUS). The second command shortcut is QRY PGM. When you issue this command shortcut, the TSO SPOC appends the additional parameters (in this example, SHOW(ALL)) to the short version of the command when it is issued. The full command QRY PGM SHOW(ALL) is issued.