REMFILE - Remote files

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.

Availability

The REMFILE view is available for all managed CICS systems.

Access

Issue command:
REMFILE [file [rem-file]]

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.

Select:
FILE from the OPERATE menu, and REMFILE from the FILE submenu.

Figure 73 is an example of the REMFILE view.

Figure 73. 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
 
 

Action commands

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.

Table 148. REMFILE view action commands
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:
file
Is the specific or generic name of a remote file.
sysname
Is the specific or generic name of a CICS system.

Hyperlinks

Table 149 shows the hyperlink field on the REMFILE view.

Table 149. REMFILE view hyperlink field
Hyperlink field View displayed Description
File ID REMFILED Detailed view of the specified remote file.
Note:
You can also display the REMFILES view by issuing the SUM display command.
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