The following example outlines the required steps for testing an APPC/MVS transaction program with the TSO/E TEST command:

    READY

(1) test (myprog) tp(’MAIL’) keeptp

(2) IKJ57522I YOU CAN ALLOCATE THE TP NOW

    +++ the user starts a program that allocates the TP to be tested +++

(3) TEST

    +++ the user can now test the TP as if it is an ordinary program +++

(4) TEST

(5) end

(6) READY

1. Prefix.LOAD(myprog) contains the load module for the transaction program to be tested. MAIL is the transaction program name under which the load module is to be tested. The inbound allocate request will try to allocate MAIL.
2. Wait for TSO/E TEST to prompt you to allocate the transaction program to be tested. The message IKJ57522I indicates that it is your turn to start a program that allocates an APPC/MVS conversation with the transaction program to be tested.
3. TEST displays a TEST mode message, indicating that it is your turn to enter TEST subcommands to control TEST's processing.
4. TEST returns control to the terminal with another mode message.
5. To terminate TEST processing, use the END subcommand.
6. TEST returns to READY mode.