Of all the interactive sources for process initiation, the ODT provides the most complete selection of commands for monitoring and controlling processes. The operator can use these system commands to monitor or control all the processes on the system, including processes initiated from any of the sources discussed in this section. These system commands are listed under Tasking Command Equivalents in this section.

A unique feature of the ODT is Automatic Display mode. You initiate and control this mode by using the ADM (Automatic Display Mode) system command. You can use this feature to cause various types of information to be displayed at intervals, such as active entries, waiting entries, completed entries, and process messages. This feature allows you to monitor processes from beginning to end without having to enter commands repeatedly.

By default, Automatic Display mode displays seven lines of A (Active Mix Entries) system command output, three lines of W (Waiting Mix Entries) system command output, two lines of S (Scheduled Mix Entries) system command output, five lines of C (Completed Mix Entries) system command output, and devotes the remainder of the display to MSG (Display Messages) system command output. By default, the system updates the contents of the display every four seconds. You can use the ADM command to cause different system commands to be displayed or to change the time interval for updates to the display.