The FILE view shows general information about CICS files. Data is displayed for all types of CICS files, including local files, remote files, and files that have CICS- or user-maintained data tables, or coupling facility data tables, associated with them.
The FILE view is available for all managed CICS® systems.
file
is the specific or generic
name of a currently installed file, or * for all files.
CFTBL|CTABL|LFILE|RFILE|UTABL
Limits
the view to files of the specified type:
If you omit this parameter, all types of CICS files are included in the view.
If you do not specify parameters, the view includes information about all files within the current scope.
Figure 66 is an example of the FILE view.
27FEB2005 18:36:19 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY --------------------------- COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===> W1 =FILE==============EYUPLX01=EYUPLX01=27FEB2005==18:36:19====CPSM==========14 CMD File CICS Type --- ID------ System-- -------- DFHCSD EYUMAS1A LFILE DFHCSD EYUMAS2A LFILE DFHCSD EYUMAS3A LFILE DFHCSD EYUMAS4A LFILE EYUFIL01 EYUMAS2A RFILE EYUFIL01 EYUMAS3A RFILE EYUFIL01 EYUMAS4A LFILE EYUFIL02 EYUMAS2A RFILE EYUFIL02 EYUMAS3A RFILE EYUFIL02 EYUMAS4A LFILE EYUFIL03 EYUMAS2A RFILE EYUFIL03 EYUMAS4A LFILE EYUFIL04 EYUMAS3A RFILE EYUFIL04 EYUMAS4A LFILE
There are no action commands or overtype fields for the FILE view. To change a file's status or attributes, use one of the other file views, such as CMDT, LOCFILE, or REMFILE.
Table 135 shows the hyperlink field on the FILE view. The view that is displayed depends upon the value in the Type field.
Hyperlink field | View displayed | Description |
---|---|---|
File ID | CMDTD | Detailed view of the specified data table file. |
LOCFILED | Detailed view of the specified local file. | |
REMFILED | Detailed view of the specified remote file. |