The REMFILE view shows general information about remote CICS files. Remote files are files that are defined to the local CICS® system, but reside in another CICS system. An example of how to use this view can be found in Correlating local and remote file names.
The REMFILE view is available for all managed CICS systems.
file
is the specific or generic name of a currently
installed remote file, or * for all remote files.
rem-file
is the specific or generic name of a remote
file as known to the CICS system where the file resides. Use this parameter to find
out what CICS systems have a particular file defined as remote and what names they
know it by.
If you do not specify parameters, the view includes information about all remote files within the current scope.
Figure 73 is an example of the REMFILE view.
27FEB2005 20:35:13 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY --------------------------- COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===> W1 =REMFILE===========EYUPLX01=EYUPLX01=27FEB2005==20:35:13====CPSM==========6 CMD File CICS Remote Rem --- ID------ System-- Name---- Sysid EYUFIL01 EYUMAS2A EYUFIL01 2A4A EYUFIL01 EYUMAS3A EYUFIL01 3A4A EYUFIL02 EYUMAS2A EYUFIL02 2A4A EYUFIL02 EYUMAS3A EYUFIL02 3A4A EYUFIL03 EYUMAS2A EYUFIL03 2A4A EYUFIL04 EYUMAS3A EYUFIL04 3A4A
Table 148 shows the action command you can issue from the REMFILE view.
The action command for the REMFILE view is available for all managed CICS systems for which REMFILE is valid, except as noted in Table 148.
Primary command | Line command | Description |
---|---|---|
DiSCard
file sysname |
DSC | Discards a remote file from the local CICS system.
DSC is available for CICS Transaction Server for OS/390 and later systems. |
Where:
|
Table 149 shows the hyperlink field on the REMFILE view.
Hyperlink field | View displayed | Description |
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File ID | REMFILED | Detailed view of the specified remote file. |