CHFILE view
To display general historical information about a task’s resource usage:
- Hyperlink from the
- File Data field on the EZCSHIST view
- Files Used by Txn field on the CHISTDIO view
Issue the following command:
CHFILE [*[regionName]]
where * is a placeholder, and regionName is the name of a CICS region.
The CHFILE view is displayed.
CHFILE view
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
W1 =CHFILE===========(BCVDVPC==*=======)ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====MVCICS===D===7
Task CICS Lcl Task Lcl Task Tran File File Count Time
Num System End Date End Time ID Name Type
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS16 CICS FCT 740 1.3615
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS12 CICS FCT 740 1.3602
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS19 CICS FCT 740 1.3406
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS08 CICS FCT 740 1.2217
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS14 CICS FCT 740 1.3735
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS10 CICS FCT 740 1.3412
1330 BCVCD530 03MAY2009 12:38:01 PFIL CMRVS09 CICS FCT 740 1.2450
Usage notes
When hyperlinking on the File Name field, the actual view displayed depends on the record’s file type as indicated in the File Type field:
- A value of CICS FCT displays the CHFILEDF view.
- A value of MQSERIES displays the CHFILEDQ view.
- A value of DB2 displays the CHFILEDD view.
- A value of DBCTL displays the CHFILEDL view.
Related views
The following views are part of the CHFILE family of views.
View | Description |
|---|---|
CHFILEQ | To display the Quick Menu for history file views, hyperlink from the Task Num field on the CHFILE view. |
CHFILED | To display file usage detail information about the selected task, hyperlink from the Lcl Task End Date field on the CHFILE view. |
CHFILEDF | To display CICS file usage details, hyperlink from the File Name field on the CHFILE view. |
CHFILEDQ | To display MQ Series queue usage details, hyperlink from the File Name field on the CHFILE view. |
CHFILEDD | To display CICS file usage details, hyperlink from the File Name field on the CHFILE view. |
CHFILEDL | To display CICS file usage details, hyperlink from the File Name field on the CHFILE view. |
CHFILEZ | To display summarized information based on the File Name field, enter the SUM command from the CHFILE view. |