Update ACT entries without the need to restart TPX

Products

• TPX - Session Management
• Vman Session Management for z/OS

Issue/Introduction

How to update ACT entries without restarting TPX

Environment

TPX® Session Management for z/OS

Resolution

When doing updates for an application in the ACT there are a couple of fields which cannot be updated dynamically by reloading the ACT. These are:

• Type (SHR, GRP, UNQ, TPX)
• Keep Virtual Terminal
• End-to-End Option
• Readbuf Technique
• Screen Even if Readbuf Technique
• Inbound Compression
• Opengate Control User
• Load Module Name

You can recognize these fields by the missing asterisk '*' in front of them. Any changes you make to these fields become effective by restarting TPX. If you do not want this to do then you can follow these steps:

1. Save the changes done in the ACT entry for the application
2. Let all users log off that application
3. Quiesce the application using TPXOPER command "Q <applid>"
4. RELOAD ACT=<act-table>
5. Activate the application again using TPXOPER-command "ACT <applid>"