CEMT commands for data tables

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.

SET FILE

The following parameters are relevant to data tables; you can use them only when the file is closed and disabled.

{CICSTABLE|USERTABLE|CFTABLE|NOTTABLE}
specify CICSTABLE to define the file as a CICS-maintained data table

specify USERTABLE to define the file as a user-maintained data table

Note:
You can also specify CFTABLE to indicate a coupling facility data table.

specify NOTTABLE to indicate that the file is not a data table

MAXNUMRECS(value)
Specify the maximum number of records that can be contained in the data table, in the range 1 through 99999999. The value of zero means no limit.

INQUIRE FILE

The following parameters are relevant to data tables.

Data table
If the value CICSTABLE is returned, the file has been defined as a CICS-maintained data table.

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.

MAXNUMRECS(value)
The value returned indicates the maximum number of records that can be contained in the data table. The value of zero means that there is no maximum limit.

Related concepts
Resource definition for data tables
Using the DEFINE FILE command to define data tables
EXEC CICS commands for data tables
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