CFILE view

To display general information about the files that are defined to CICS, issue the following command:

CFILE [target [fileName]]

where target is the specific or generic name of a target CICS region, and fileName is the specific or generic name of a file.

The following figure is displayed:

CFILE view

ddmmmyyyy  hh:mm:ss ------ MAINVIEW WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) ----------------
COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
>W1 =CFILE============(ALL======BCVCD640)ddmmmyyyy==hh:mm:ss====MVCICS===D===91
CMD File     Target   Open         Enable     Acc   LSR  Total Data Set Name   
--- Name              Status       Status    Meth   ID    I/O                  
    CMRCFDTL BCVCD640 CLOSED       DISABLED  VSAM     0      0 N/A             
    CMRCFDT1 BCVCD640 CLOSED       DISABLED  VSAM     0      0 N/A             
    CMRDT03  BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     1      0 N/A             
    CMRDT04  BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     1      0 N/A             
    CMRFILA  BCVCD640 N/A          N/A       REMOTE N/A      0 N/A             
    CMRFILR  BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     3      0 CICS330.CICS3302
    CMRRLSC  BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     1      0 N/A             
    CMRTVSAM BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     1      0 BCVM.CICS640.BCV
    CMRVSDL  BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     1      0 CICS330.CICS330X
    CMRVS01  BCVCD640 CLOSED       ENABLED   VSAM     1      0 N/A

 

Actions

The CFILE view supports the following line command actions:

 

Line command

Description

CLO

closes a file

DIS

disables a file

ENA

enables a file

FRE

dynamically deallocates a file

OPE

opens a file

SET

changes the value in a modifiable field to a new user-entered value

The following FILE attributes are modifiable:

  • Add Valid
  • Browse Valid
  • CFDT Pool Name
  • Delete Valid
  • Data Set Disposition
  • Data Set name
  • Empty Status Valid
  • Enable Status
  • Exclusive Control
  • Key Length
  • Load Type
  • LSR Pool Number
  • Maximum Table Records
  • Open Status
  • Read Valid
  • Read Integrity
  • Record Length
  • RSL Access
  • Strings
  • Table Type
  • Table Name
  • Update Valid
  • Update Model

 

Related views

The following views provide additional CICS file information.

 

View

Description

CFILEZ

To display summarized information about the files defined to CICS, enter the SUM command on the CFILE view.

The data is summarized by file name. The Count field shows how many files are represented by each line of summary data. You can hyperlink from the Count field to the CFILE view to expand a line of summary data.

CFILED

To display detailed information about the attributes and status of a specific CICS file, hyperlink from the Open Status field of the CFILE view.

The CFILED detail view supports the same line command actions as the CFILE view.

CFILED1

To display detailed information about the I/O activity of a specific CICS file, hyperlink from the Total I/O field of the CFILE view.

The CFILED1 detail view supports the same line command actions as the CFILE view.

CFILED2

To display detailed information about the VSAM activity of a specific CICS file, hyperlink from the Acc Meth field of the CFILE view

The CFILED2 view contains valid data only when the file is a VSAM file that has been opened.

The CFILED2 detail view supports the same line command actions as the CFILE view.

CFILEQ

To display the Quick Menu for information about a specific CICS file and related resources, hyperlink from the File Name field of the CFILE view.

CFILER

To display resource signature information for a specific file, hyperlink from the File Resource Signature field of the CFILEQ view.

 

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