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Question
What does ACT/W mean? I am using IBM Session Manager for z/OS V3.200B and some users see the text string "ACT/W" in the status column on their menu for some sessions. I cannot find the meaning of the status in the documentation.
Answer
ACT/W means active session with Write(s) outstanding. I suspect user turned on OMEGAMON auto-update and then ESCAPEd from the session.
ISM maintains 2 variables for session status:
s_a displays the numeric status
s_aa the character status
These s_aa values can be modified by setting MESSAGE(s) 404 through 417.
In a CLASSIC system see ..SISZCONF(ISZLENMU) or in an online administration (OLA) system look in PDSE ..SISZMSG(ISZM0404).
Page 236 and 237 of Chapter 5 "Session Manager variables" in the IBM Session Manager for z/OS V3.2 Panels, Scripts & Variables manual (SC34-2806-00) shows relationship between status and message number.
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