Last Referenced File List panel
The Last Referenced File List, shown in Last Referenced File List Screen, lists up to the last 50 files that you used with File-AID. It is displayed when you enter the FILELIST primary command or blank out the Dataset name or zFS path field on the Dataset Specification screen for Browse, Edit, Library Utility, Dataset Utility, Copy Utility, VSAM Utility, Search/Update Utility, XMLGEN, Print, Selection Criteria, Record layout cross reference, View Record Layout, Reformat, and Compare.
Primary commands enable you to sort by filename or referenced date and locate an entry by filename. Line commands allow you to select a file for processing, lock, unlock, and delete entries from the list, display the complete zFS path name, and display related data set information.
The related data set information includes the Record Layout/XREF and Selection Criteria files that you associated with the referenced files. Enter the I line command to the left of the file name to display associated or related file information. File-AID displays this information on the Related File List screen (shown in Related File List Screen).
Field Descriptions:
File Name
Name of data set file or zFS path.
SETS
Number of sets of associated (or related) information you have for this data set name.
RL
Number of record layouts associated with this file name or an S for a single layout or an X for an XREF data set.
SC
Number of selection criteria data sets associated with this file name. An E specifies existing selection criteria and an M specifies that you modified this selection criteria the last time you used it.
LOCK
An L in this field identifies the entry as locked from rolling off the Last Referenced File List. This field is blank when the file is unlocked.
You are permitted to lock all 50 file names. However if all 50 file names are locked, File-AID cannot add any new file names to the list.
REFERENCED
Date you last browsed or edited this file name with File-AID/MVS.
Primary Commands:
SORT
Sort Last Referenced File List entries by NAME or DATE. NAME sorts the entries alphabetically by file name. DATE sorts the entries by last referenced date.
LOCATE
Locate an entry in the Last Referenced File List. Enter a file name or partial file name to locate.
Line Commands:
M
Select the set and redisplay the Browse or Edit Dataset Specification screen for modification.
S
Select the set and continue with processing.
I
Display related detail information about the file set on the Related File List screen (Related File List Screen).
L
Lock the set to prevent it from rolling off the list.
U
Unlock the set to allow it to roll off the list.
D
Delete the set from the list.
P
Display the complete zFS path name.
On the Last Referenced File List, an I, M, or S line command issued against a referenced file with multiple sets automatically displays the related detailed information for that file on the Related File List screen. If you enter an L, U, or D for a file with multiple related file data, File-AID displays the Multiple Set Processing pop-up which enables you to choose how to process the command for the multiple sets of related files.
Related File List panel
The following figure shows detailed information for a selected entry on the Last Referenced File List including the Record Layout, XREF, and Selection Criteria file(s) associated with that file. When there are multiple sets of Related File(s) they are all displayed. On the Last Referenced File List, enter the I line command to the left of the file name to display the Related File List screen.
Field Descriptions:
File Name
Name of data set file or zFS path.
Referenced Date
Date and time you last browsed or edited this file name with File-AID/MVS.
Volume Serial
Volume serial of the direct access device that contains the data set if it was specified on the Dataset Specification screen.
I/O Exit
I/O Exit name if it was specified on the Data Specification screen.
Layout
Name of record layout file (and member name when applicable) associated with this File Name. If the name is preceded by a plus sign (+), it identifies the member name from the concatenated record layout list (see also Concatenation List DSN).
XREF
Name of XREF file (and member name) associated with the File Name.
Selection
Name of Selection Criteria file associated with this file name.
Line Commands:
M
Select the set and redisplay the entry panel for modification.
S
Select the set and continue with processing.
L
Lock the set to prevent it from rolling off the list.
U
Unlock the set to allow it to roll off the list.
D
Delete the set from the list.
P
Display the complete zFS path name.
Multiple set processing
The following figure is displayed when you enter the L(ock), U(nlock), D(elete) line command on the Last Referenced File List screen and the file contains multiple sets of Related Files. This pop-up gives you the option to perform the specified action against all of the related sets or displaying a list of the sets for individual action.
Multiple Set Processing Pop-up
Commands:
Enter
Press Enter to process all sets with the specified command.
END
Use the End primary command or <PF3> to display the Related File List screen which enables you to specify the desired line command on individual sets.
CANCEL
Use the CANCEL primary command to cancel this process and return to prior display.