gtpo1mevOperations

ZSNDA-Send an Unsolicited System Message to an Application

Use this command to send an unsolicited message to the consoles in session with a specific application. You can also send an unsolicited message to all the consoles in session with any application on the current processor.

Requirements and Restrictions

The TPF system must be in CRAS state or higher.

Format




Notes:

  1. The <new line key> characters indicate that you press the key on the keyboard to move to a new line before continuing with the syntax. Do not type the <new line key> characters.

<new line key>
is the key on the keyboard that you press to move to a new line.

name
is the 1- to 4-character alphanumeric name of an application. If you do not specify an application name, the unsolicited message is sent to all the consoles in session with any application on the current processor.

message
is a 1- to 255-character alphanumeric message.

Additional Information

The consoles that receive the unsolicited message are immediately notified of the pending message. The operators at these consoles must enter the LOGU command to display the unsolicited message.

Examples

In the following example, a message is sent to the consoles in session with the SMPB application.

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|User:   ZSNDA SMPB THIS IS A TEST                                               |
|                                                                                |
|System: SNDA0001I 12.43.49 REQUEST PROCESSED                                    |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

In the following example, another message is sent to the consoles in session with the SMPB application. Notice that you can enter the message on a separate line by pressing the key on the keyboard that moves you to a new line.

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|User:   ZSNDA SMPB                                                              |
|        TEST IS ALSO A TEST                                                     |
|                                                                                |
|System: SNDA0001I 12.51.50 REQUEST PROCESSED                                    |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

In the following example, a message is sent to all consoles in session with any of the applications on the current processor. Notice that you must press the key on the keyboard that moves you to a new line before you type the message.

+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|User:   ZSNDA                                                                   |
|        BROADCASTING A MESSAGE TO ALL CONSOLES ON THIS PROCESSOR                |
|                                                                                |
|System: SNDA0001I 12.51.02 REQUEST PROCESSED                                    |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Related Information

See TPF Data Communications Services Reference for more information about the unsolicited message processor.