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Hello all,

The operators in my site use a custom sysview commnad that checks different stats in the system, for instance Data Set contentions.
I've been asked to change that command to a command that is not dependent on sysview.
The operators are used to invoke this command from a console. My problem is I don't know how to invoke a REXX from a console.
I was told there was somthing called "REXX Server" that is supposed to handle these sort of requests but I couldn't find any documentation on the subject. I looked for information in the "REXX Alternate Library" documentation but didn't find anything.

Anybody have any ideas?

Maybe it's System REXX (SYSREXX) you're thinking of?

Thanks alot MrSpock, "SYSTEM REXX" was exactly what I was looking for.
My boss mistakingly reffered to it as "REXX Server".
If anyone else is interested in documentation of "SYSTEM REXX" in z/OS 1.9, i found a pdf from a "SHARE" conference in 2008:
anikvn.homedns.org/IBM_Mainframe/S2814XX160019.pdf

Thanks again, your help is very much apreciated...

I recall having some success in running a rexx exec from the console. You need a member in sys1.proclib, something like this:


From the operator's console:
S OPREXX,PARMS=DEPT21

Your rexx program needs to parse the input parameters, do its processing, and use the SEND command to display text on the operator's console.

note: the above JCL is from memory...