Parameter manager domain’s specific gate

Table 77 summarizes the parameter manager domain’s specific gate. It shows the level-1 trace point IDs of the modules providing the functions for the gate, the functions provided by the gate, and whether or not the functions are available through the exit programming interface (XPI).

Table 77. Parameter manager domain’s specific gate
Gate Trace Function XPI
PAGP
PA 0101
PA 0102
FORCE_START
GET_PARAMETERS
INQUIRE_START
NO
NO
NO

PAGP gate, FORCE_START function

The FORCE_START function of the PAGP gate is used to override the type of start requested by the START system initialization parameter. It is currently used to force START=AUTO if the MVS™ automatic restart manager indicates that CICS® is being automatically restarted with the original startup JCL (so that CICS does not get a COLD start that the original JCL might have asked for).

Input parameters

START_TYPE
specifies the type of CICS start to be forced. It can have either of these values:
COLD|AUTO

Output parameters

RESPONSE
is the parameter manager domain’s response to the call. It can have any one of these values:
OK|EXCEPTION|DISASTER
[REASON]
is returned when RESPONSE is EXCEPTION. Possible values are:
RESPONSE Possible REASON values
EXCEPTION NOT_POSSIBLE

PAGP gate, GET_PARAMETERS function

The GET_PARAMETERS function of the PAGP gate is used to get the initialization parameters for a requesting domain.

Input parameters

FORCE_ALL
specifies whether all parameters are required, even on a non-cold start. It can have either of these values:
YES|NO

Output parameters

PARAMETERS_TRANSFERRED
indicates to the calling domain whether any system parameters were transferred successfully by the parameter manager domain. It can have either of these values:
YES|NO
RESPONSE
is the parameter manager domain’s response to the call. It can have any one of these values:
OK|EXCEPTION|DISASTER

PAGP gate, INQUIRE_START function

The INQUIRE_START function of the PAGP gate is used to find out the type of start that CICS is to perform. This information is used to determine whether domains need to perform a cold or warm start.

Input parameters

None.

Output parameters

START
specifies the type of start CICS is to perform. It can have any one of these values:
COLD|WARM|LOGTERM
RESPONSE
is the parameter manager domain’s response to the call. It can have any one of these values:
OK|EXCEPTION|DISASTER
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