CONTROL command

Use the CONTROL command to control the screen display of MCS, Start of changeHMCSEnd of change and SMCS consoles. Table 1 summarizes the information that the CONTROL command provides. Use it to access the pages on which you can find details about a particular use of the CONTROL command.

Table 1. Summary of the CONTROL Command
Command: Topic:
CONTROL A Changing out of line display area specifications
CONTROL C Deleting retained action messages
CONTROL C,D Halting the printing or the display of a status display
CONTROL D Controlling displays in areas
CONTROL E Removing information from the screen
CONTROL M,AMRF Activating, deactivating, or displaying the status of the action message retention facility
CONTROL M,APPLID Setting the APPLID of the system
CONTROL M,GENERIC Setting or turning off the VTAM generic resource name for SMCS
CONTROL M,LOGLIM Changing or displaying the number of allowed WTL SYSLOG buffers
CONTROL M,MLIM Changing or displaying the number of allowed WTO and WTOR message buffers
CONTROL M,ROUTTIME Changing the time the system waits for ROUTE command responses
CONTROL M,RMAX Increasing the maximum number of reply IDs
CONTROL M,UEXIT Changing or displaying the status of WTO installation exit IEAVMXIT
CONTROL N,PFK Changing a PFK definition
CONTROL Q Deleting message queues
CONTROL S Changing or displaying message deletion and format specifications
Start of changeCONTROL VEnd of change Start of changeChanging the operating mode of a consoleEnd of change
The following CONTROL commands have no effect on extended MCS consoles or on system consoles, and are not valid for managing these consoles:

Many of the functions of the CONTROL command are controlled at IPL by parameters in the CONSOLxx parmlib member. Accompanying the descriptions of some operands on the CONTROL command are the corresponding parameters in CONSOLxx. If you need more information about the parameters in CONSOLxx, see z/OS MVS Planning: Operations and z/OS MVS Initialization and Tuning Reference. See Defining and changing console characteristics for more information about using the CONTROL command.