You can use the CEMT SET FILE command to change the definition of an existing file, and the CEMT INQUIRE FILE command to check the definition of an existing file. Full details of how to use these commands, including the parameters described here, are given in CICS® Supplied Transactions. The parameters that are relevant to data tables are described below.
The following parameters are relevant to data tables; you can use them only when the file is closed and disabled.
specify USERTABLE to define the file as a user-maintained data table
specify NOTTABLE to indicate that the file is not a data table
The following parameters are relevant to data tables.
If the value USERTABLE is returned, the file has been defined as a user-maintained data table.
If the value CFTABLE is returned, the file has been defined as a coupling facility data table.
If the value NOTTABLE is returned, the file is not currently defined as a data table.