Datacom COMM STATUS system task list

Products

• Datacom
• Datacom/DB
• Datacom/AD

Issue/Introduction

Where is the list of Datacom COMM STATUS system tasks documented?

Environment

z/OS
z/VSE

Resolution

The COMM STATUS system task list can be found in CA Datacom Core - 15.1 section "COMM STATUS (Print Status of MUF Jobs)" at
https://docops.ca.com/ca-datacom/15-1/en/reference/dbutlty-reference/utility-function-summary/comm-communicate-with-muf/comm-status-print-status-of-muf-jobs
 
Here is the list the as of the last time this page was updated: Last update MY 17, 2020
 JOBNAME  
 Displays the name of the active job currently connected to the MUF or, if a system task, one of the following:

• ***ACTNG
  Accounting
• ***CDCL*
  A Change Data Capture Listener (CDCL) task
• ***CDCM*
  A Change Data Capture Monitor (CDCM) task
• ***DBCOM
  Tasks that process a console request, such as COMM CLRPXX
• ***DBKEY
  Dedicated to 24x7 asynchronous index definition additions and deletions.
• ***DBOPN
  MUF immediately after the enable to allow accounting, and other system tables the opportunity to open
• ***DBRST
  RESTART function during the enable of the MUF
• ***DBSYS
  Rare systems functions
• ***DBURI
  When the CA Datacom® Datadictionary™ attribute URI-REUSE is set to Y (yes), after the URI count reaches 3G, an asynchronous scan of the data area is scheduled in the MUF. This scan uses a system task with a jobname of ***DBURI.
• ***HISTR
  History database spill
• ***IOCMP
  Asynchronous I/O completion system processing
• ***MPLXY
  MUFplex system processing - normal
• ***MPLXZ
  MUFplex system processing - abnormal
• ***QUEUE
  Index queue
• ***SCRTY
  Security
• ***SPILL
  Log spilling
• ***STAR
  CA Datacom® STAR system
• ***STARX
  CA Datacom® STAR user requests
• ****TA24
  Table alter for continuous 24x7 operations