Testing a TSS table - Documentation for BMC AMI Extended Terminal Assist for IMS 3.8

To test a TSS table

1. Go to the ETA Translate Sub-System panel. From the ETA Main Menu, type 1 in the Selection field and press Enter. The ETA Translate Sub-System panel is displayed.
2. Specify basic TSS information, then go to the Test a Table pop-up window.
   1. Type 3 in the Selection field.
   2. Specify the TSS table name if you know it. Type one of the following in the Table name field:

      If you...	Then...
      Know the TSS table name	Type the table name in the Table name field.
      Want to view a selection list of TSS tables	Leave the Table name field blank.

   3. Verify or change the following data:

      • TSS table data set name

      • TSS data set disposition

   4. Press Enter. The panel that is displayed depends on what you specified in the Table name field.

      If you...	Then...
      Specified a TSS table name on the ETA Translate Sub-System panel	The Test a Table pop-up window is displayed. Go to Step 3.
      Left the Table name field blank on the ETA Translate Sub-System panel	The ETA Table Select panel is displayed. Go to Step 2.e.

   5. Scroll through the list of TSS tables until you find the table that you want to test.
   6. Type S in the Act field for that table and press Enter. The Test a Table pop-up window is displayed.
3. Test argument and result pairs.
   1. Type an argument in the Arg field and press Enter. If TSS finds a match in the table, the result is displayed. You can only use wildcard characters in arguments if the table supports wildcard masking.
   2. Test other argument and result pairs as required.

      If you want to test argument and results...	Then...
      In another TSS table in the same TSS data set	Type the name of the TSS table in the Table name field and press Enter. Repeat Step 3.a as required.
      In another TSS data set	Press F3 until the ETA Translate Sub-System panel is displayed and repeat this task, starting with Step 2.a.

   3. Press F3 until the ETA Main Menu is displayed.

Where to go from here

To implement changes that you have made to the TSS table on an IMS system that uses cache buffering for access to TSS data sets, refresh the TSS tables in the IMS control region. For more information, see Refreshing TSS table data in an IMS control region.