Changing the status of a system automation workstation
System automation workstations (that is, General automatic workstations with the AUTOMATION option set to YES) can have their status changed similarly to computer automatic workstations. You can see the status of a system automation workstation from the MCP panels in ISPF or from the Dynamic Workload Console.
In ISPF you can see the status in the BROWSING WORK STATION ACTIVITY
panel:
The status of a System automation workstation can be:
- Active
- Communication with the controller is on.
- Failed
- There was a system failure on the workstation.
- Offline
- Communication with the controller was lost.
- Unknown
- The workstation is inactive and the communication with the controller was not started. No other diagnostic information is available.
You can change the status of a system automation workstation in
the current plan in one of the following ways:
- With the VARY command from the ISPF MCP panels. For example:
- Starting with ISPF fast path 5.5, get to the MODIFYING WORK STATIONS IN THE CURRENT PLAN panel, where a system automation workstation named SAUT is listed among others.
- Enter the S row command next to SAUT to display the MODIFYING A WORK STATION IN THE CURRENT PLAN panel for this workstation.
- Enter the V command to change the workstation status to OFFLINE.
- Put SAUT offline in the MODIFYING WORK STATION STATUS IN THE CURRENT PLAN panel.
- From the Dynamic Workload Console.
- Using the WSSTAT TSO command.
Remember:
- The EXECUTE command fails for the operations scheduled on the workstation when it is offline.
- Rerouting work to alternate workstations is not possible for system automation workstations.