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Viewing the last referenced file list

By default, File-AID prefills the fields of the Browse or Edit Dataset Specification screen with your last saved entries. Another way to select a data set is to use the Last Referenced File List, shown in Last Referenced File List Screen. It lists up to the last 50 files that you used with File-AID. It is displayed when you enter the FILELIST primary command (see the following figure) or blank out the Dataset name or zFS path field on the Dataset Specification screen.

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.

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Primary-command-descriptions

Browse - Dataset Specification with FILELIST Screen

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Steps:

  1. Type FILELIST in the COMMAND field (or blank out the Dataset name or zFS path field).
  2. Press Enter. File-AID displays the Last Referenced File List screen as shown in the following figure.

Requesting related file list

The related data set information includes the Record Layout/XREF and Selection Criteria files that you associated with the referenced files.

Last Referenced File List Screen

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To request the related file list, perform the following steps:

  1. Enter the I line command to the left of file name EMPMAST.
  2. Press Enter. File-AID displays the Related File List screen (see Related File List Screen).

More about the last referenced file list

  • The SORT primary command lets you sort the list by filename (SORT NAME) or referenced date (SORT DATE).
  • The LOCATE primary command finds the first occurrence of the specified beginning filename string (LOCATE USERID0.FASAMP.ORD).

Locking data set in file list

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. If you want to make sure that a file and its related entries stay in the list, enter the Lock line command.

Related File List Screen

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Steps:

  1. Type the L line command in front of the list entry for the EMPMAST data set.
  2. Press Enter. File-AID redisplays the Related File List screen (see the following figure) with the LOCKED status for EMPMAST.

Returning To primary menu

This concludes the Browsing a Data File section.

Related File List Screen with Locked Entry

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Steps:

  1. Type RETURN in the COMMAND field.
  2. Press Enter. File-AID displays the File-AID Primary Option Menu (File-AID Primary Option Menu).

 

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