Issuing commands

Within the FM/CICS panels, you can use "primary" and "prefix" commands to instruct FM/CICS to perform an action.

You enter primary commands on the command line of FM/CICS panels. On many of these panels, the most commonly used primary commands have been assigned to function keys, also known as Programmable Function keys or PF keys.

Some primary commands are exclusive to a particular panel, although most are available on several panels. Where a command is available on more than one panel, its behavior might differ depending upon the context in which it is used.

You can enter prefix commands in the prefix field provided in most panels, and in the prefix area within the Edit panel. Prefix commands are generally exclusive to a panel and details of their operation are provided within each panel description.