Using hyperlinks
A hyperlink is a way of executing a command without explicitly entering it. You can think of a hyperlink as a fast path to another view or command.
When you place your cursor on a field for which a hyperlink exists and press Enter, the underlying command is executed and its output is displayed. In most cases, this output is another view.
The field names for which a hyperlink exists appear on your terminal in a different color. On monochrome terminals, hyperlinked fields appear in bold.
All MainView window interface products allow you to establish your own hyperlinks. After you start using MainView for z/OS, you might find that you habitually follow a path through the product that is not supported by the default hyperlinks. To find out how to override these defaults and create your own hyperlinks, type HELP HYPERLINK on the COMMAND line.
The following example illustrates one way you might use hyperlinks.
The DEVSTAT view, which analyzes the performance of direct access storage devices (DASD), is shown in the following figure:
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> PAGE
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
>W1 =DEVSTAT===========SJSC=====*========19SEP2016==05:05:30====MVMVS==
C Volser Type Dev LCU PAV HWM PAV Storage I/O Resp. Time IOSQ
- ------ ---- Num Num MX HPV Typ Group /Sec 0...50.100 Time
MVEND2 3390 6270 068 MVENDOR 0.01 44.16
MTA115 3390 83EC 0A7 MVLOG 3.40 28.86 28.6
EM6201 3390 6201 068 1.0 PAV 0.18 21.35
BAB352 3390 8523 0A9 12 14.00 13.7
SPLC25 3390 424E 053 1.0 1 HPV 2.43 10.29 10.0
MTA106 3390 83E3 0A7 MVLOG 24 7.44 7.2
MIMI01 3390 D390 0D0 1.0 1 HPV 43 6.95
EMC315 3390 C315 0CA XBMDB2EV 0.01 4.86
XB563C 3390 C13C 0C8 XBMEMC 0.01 4.74
AFR109 3390 5901 063 AFRQA 0.01 4.61
XB5734 3390 C234 0C9 XBMEMC 0.01 4.61
TSG322 3390 83AE 0A7 5.81 4.52
HFS014 3390 838E 0A7 SGTST 0.02 4.42
VVS005 3390 610C 067 XBMVVS 0.01 4.35
NGE006 3390 0C0B 00F NGLARCHE 0.01 3.97
MTA100 3390 0D07 010 MVLOG 0.01 3.84
SMS045 3390 5812 062 AUSPOOL 0.01 3.71
PADLS1 3390 2217 040 1.0 1 HPV 0.07 3.69
HFS007 3390 833C 0A7 SGTST 0.01 3.07
EMC40E 3390 C40E 0CB XBMCHK2 0.07 2.91
BAB366 3390 85C6 0A9 39 2.81 1.9
EMC310 3390 C310 0CA 0.16 2.57
CITR10 3390 4000 051 1.0 1 HPV CITR 0.16 2.52
SN5703 3390 C203 0C9 0.20 2.43
VM08C6 3390 5825 062 0.06 2.30
TIS011 3390 0D01 010 0.06 2.28
DRBL02 3390 5934 063 0.06 2.26
BAB350 3390 8521 0A9 0.21 2.25
SYSDBV 3390 6104 067 0.06 2.18
MIMC01 3390 D392 0D0 1.0 1 HPV 3.79 2.15
TSG341 3390 4A16 05A 1.0 1 HPV 0.75 2.14
You can use hyperlinks to view detailed information about any device. To view information about device 424E (VOLSER SPLC25), place the cursor on 424E in the Dev Num (Device Number) field and press Enter
The hyperlink displays the DEVINFO view, as shown in the following figure. You might need to scroll down to see the entire view.
COMMAND ===> SCROLL ===> CSR
CURR WIN ===> 1 ALT WIN ===>
W1 =DEVSTAT==DEVINFO==SJSC=====*========DDMMMYYYY HH:MM:SS====MVMVS====D====1
Volser......... SPLC25 % Allocated.... 100.00 Avg Serv Time.. 15.57
Device Number.. 424E % Utilized..... 0.04 Avg IOSQ Time..
Type........... 3390 % Active....... 1.50 Avg Act Time... 15.57
LCU Number..... 04F % Connected.... 0.04 Avg Conn Time.. 0.47
High Water Mark % Disconn...... Avg Dsc Time...
Status......... RDY % Pending...... 1.46 Avg Pnd Time... 15.11
Mount Status... PRV % Int Delay.... Avg Int Dly Tm.
% Mount Pend... % Req Queued... Avg Con+Dis Tm. 0.47
SSCH/Sec....... 0.95 % Dev Queued... Avg DPB Delay.. N/A
Total SSCH..... 42 % Q+CPU Wait... Avg CUB Delay.. N/A
% In Use....... % Efficiency... 100.00 Avg DvB Delay..
% Delaying..... I/O Concurrency 0.00 % Reserved.....
Curr DS open... Init Cmd Res Tm % Resv Shr.....
Avg DS open.... 1 Avg Q Depth.... % Error Rec....
Max Q Depth....
Duplexed....... No
Type......... None
Status....... N/A
From this point, you can select other hyperlinked fields to display other views in whatever order you want. You can open new windows to display these views.
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