SIDLTIME

Description

Specifies the interval, in minutes, since the last input was received from the terminal after which the session is to be terminated.

This common session parameter is applicable to these control statements: SYSTEM (see SYSTEM statement), PROFILE (see PROFILE statement), USER (see USER statement), TERMINAL (see TERMINAL statement), and APPL (see APPL statement).

Format

SIDLTime minutes [DIRECTION IN|INOUT]

Default: SIDLTIME 0 DIRECTION IN

Usage and subparameter

minutes may be any value in the range 0-1440 minutes. If 0 is specified (the default) no timeout occurs.

When the session is timed out, normal session-end processing is performed, including execution of an ENDSCRIPT (if one is defined for the session).

DIRECTION IN|INOUT

Controls whether (activity on) input alone, or on both input and output datastreams will inhibit a timeout. If DIRECTION IN is in effect then the interval counter is not reset by screen updating.

Notes:

  1. SIDLTIME is ignored for script-only based sessions, which includes all the internal sessions; OLA, Help desk, VTM, System Management Menu, Sysplex Summary and Menu, and so on.
  2. For HLA, sessions will not independently time out at the Standby Instance, since they will mirror what happens at the Active Instance. If an E36 exit script has been coded, the exit script will run at the Standby Instance, however a return code of zero (honour timeout) will not be actioned. Session detail variable s_standby may be inspected in the E36 exit to prevent unnecessary E36 exit script processing.

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