Using the CDBI HELP panel

If you press the help key (PF1), you get the following display:

Figure 18. CDBI transaction: the HELP panel
                      HELP : CICS-DBCTL INTERFACE INQUIRY

  The CICS-DBCTL interface inquiry screen shows:

    STATUS OF THE INTERFACE    The status can be:

      DFHDB8290I DBCTL not connected to CICS.
      DFHDB8291I DBCTL connect phase 1 in progress.
      DFHDB8292I DBCTL connect phase 2 in progress.
      DFHDB8293I DBCTL connected and ready.
      DFHDB8294I DBCTL orderly disconnect in progress.
      DFHDB8295I DBCTL immediate disconnect in progress.
      DFHDB8296I DBCTL cannot be connected to CICS.

    CICS APPLID  The application identifier of this CICS system.

  Displayed when available:

    DBCTL ID     The identifier of the DBCTL system with which this CICS
                 is communicating

  You can press PF2 to update (refresh) the information shown on screen.

                   PRESS ENTER TO RETURN TO INQUIRY SCREEN

Related tasks
Using CICS supplied transactions
CDBI--database control inquiry
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