FILE - Files

The FILE view shows general information about CICS files. Data is displayed for all types of CICS files, including local files, remote files, and files that have CICS- or user-maintained data tables, or coupling facility data tables, associated with them.

Availability

The FILE view is available for all managed CICS® systems.

Access

Issue command:
FILE [file [ CFTBL|CTABL|LFILE|RFILE|UTABL]]

file
is the specific or generic name of a currently installed file, or * for all files.

CFTBL|CTABL|LFILE|RFILE|UTABL
Limits the view to files of the specified type:

CFTBL
Coupling facility data table files
CTABL
CICS-maintained data table files
LFILE
Local CICS files
RFILE
Remote CICS files
UTABL
User-maintained data table files

If you omit this parameter, all types of CICS files are included in the view.

If you do not specify parameters, the view includes information about all files within the current scope.

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

Figure 66 is an example of the FILE view.

Figure 66. The FILE view
 27FEB2005  18:36:19 ----------- INFORMATION DISPLAY ---------------------------
 COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
 CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>
  W1 =FILE==============EYUPLX01=EYUPLX01=27FEB2005==18:36:19====CPSM==========14
 CMD File     CICS     Type
 --- ID------ System-- --------
     DFHCSD   EYUMAS1A LFILE
     DFHCSD   EYUMAS2A LFILE
     DFHCSD   EYUMAS3A LFILE
     DFHCSD   EYUMAS4A LFILE
     EYUFIL01 EYUMAS2A RFILE
     EYUFIL01 EYUMAS3A RFILE
     EYUFIL01 EYUMAS4A LFILE
     EYUFIL02 EYUMAS2A RFILE
     EYUFIL02 EYUMAS3A RFILE
     EYUFIL02 EYUMAS4A LFILE
     EYUFIL03 EYUMAS2A RFILE
     EYUFIL03 EYUMAS4A LFILE
     EYUFIL04 EYUMAS3A RFILE
     EYUFIL04 EYUMAS4A LFILE
 

Action commands

There are no action commands or overtype fields for the FILE view. To change a file's status or attributes, use one of the other file views, such as CMDT, LOCFILE, or REMFILE.

Hyperlinks

Table 135 shows the hyperlink field on the FILE view. The view that is displayed depends upon the value in the Type field.

Table 135. FILE view hyperlink fields
Hyperlink field View displayed Description
File ID CMDTD Detailed view of the specified data table file.
LOCFILED Detailed view of the specified local file.
REMFILED Detailed view of the specified remote file.
Note:
You can also display the FILES view by issuing the SUM display command.
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