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Working with TSO console

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Working with TSO console

The plug-in provides a functionality to work with TSO in a console way directly from the IntelliJ IDEA. With this feature it is possible to enter commands and see their results, open multiple sessions to different z/OS instances, as well as the same z/OS instance, issue a PA1 command to the console in case the attention functionality is needed to be triggered.

To start working with TSO console, you need to set up a Connection. After that, the TSO Sessions functionality will be allowed to work with.

Creating a TSO Session​

To create a TSO Session:

  1. Open settings with the wrench button

Open settings with wrench button

  1. Go to TSO Sessions tab

Go to TSO Sessions

  1. At the TSO Sessions tab, click on the + button

Click add TSO Session

  1. The Add TSO Session dialog will appear. You need to specify a name of the TSO Session in order to be able to create it. Also, you can select a connection to be used together with the session parameters. To setup such things as reconnection timeout and reconnection attempts count, use the Advanced Parameters section. Also, you can reset the defaults of the parameters by clicking Reset Default Values button. After all the parameters are set up, click OK button

Fill in parameters, click OK

  1. After the actions are done, a new TSO Session will be added to the list. Click Apply and then OK buttons to save the new session

TSO Session created

Creating a TSO Console​

After a TSO Session is created, it is possible to create a TSO Console.

To create a TSO Console:

  1. Click + button, select Zowe TSO Console

Creating TSO Console

  1. The Select TSO Session dialog will appear. Select the appropriate TSO Session to use during a TSO console run, click OK button

Select TSO Session dialog

  1. When the TSO Session is selected, the TSO Console will appear. In there you could see the actual information about the session being used, the welcoming message and the prompt, where it is possible to enter TSO commands. Also there are 2 buttons to manipulate the behavior of the console:
    • Reopen Session (1) - will reopen the current TSO Console session with the same parameters
    • Cancel Command (PA1) (2) - will send the PA1 command to the TSO console in order to issue a cancellation of the previous command (it is blocked when there is nothing to cancel)

TSO Console appeared

From this point, you are ready to use the TSO Console

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