Purpose: Use the //**PAUSE statement to halt an input reader temporarily. When you enter a //**PAUSE statement through an input reader, JES3 issues a message and waits for the operator to reply. To start the input reader, the system operator must issue a *START command or a remote work station with console level 15 must send a start message.

The //**PAUSE statement is intended primarily for system checkout and test. It should be issued only by remote work stations.