If you press the help key (PF1), the following panel is displayed:
HELP : CICS-DBCTL CONNECTION/DISCONNECTION To CONNECT to DBCTL, select option 1. You can also specify a startup table suffix, or accept the existing suffix. The id of the DBCTL system is obtained from the startup table, but can be optionally overridden. To DISCONNECT from DBCTL, select option 2 or option 3. Select option 2 for ORDERLY disconnection: this allows all CICS-DBCTL transactions from this CICS to complete before disconnecting from DBCTL. Select option 3 for IMMEDIATE disconnection: this allows all CICS-DBCTL requests from this CICS to complete before disconnecting from DBCTL. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Displayed information (press PF2 to refresh the information): STATUS OF THE INTERFACE The current status of the connection to DBCTL. CICS APPLID The application identifier for this CICS system. Displayed when available: DBCTL ID Identifier of the DBCTL system with which this CICS system is communicating. STARTUP TABLE SUFFIX Suffix used when CICS was connected to DBCTL. PRESS ENTER TO RETURN TO SELECTION SCREEN