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ExploreMVS system
overview.......................................................................................................... 8
MVS file system VSAM and non-VSAM files
activities.......................................................... 9
Unix System Services file system................................................................................................. 10
DB2 activities............................................................................................................................................ 12
Messaging services.............................................................................................................................. 13
Introduction to the ExploreMVS
User Interface.......................................................... 14
Java Console Window......................................................................................................................... 14
ExploreMVS Activity Log Window............................................................................................... 15
ExploreMVS Main User Interface Window............................................................................. 16
Menu bar..................................................................................................................................................... 17
Tool bar....................................................................................................................................................... 17
File System Tree
Structure....................................................................................................................... 18
Directory, HLQ, and
Volume Table Display area................................................................................. 18
File Menu.................................................................................................................................................... 18
New............................................................................................................................................................... 19
Open............................................................................................................................................................. 20
CopyForm................................................................................................................................................... 21
Submit.......................................................................................................................................................... 22
Delete........................................................................................................................................................... 22
Rename........................................................................................................................................................ 23
Search.......................................................................................................................................................... 23
Display........................................................................................................................................................ 24
File Mask specification............................................................................................................................. 24
Edit Menu Commands........................................................................................................................... 25
Copy............................................................................................................................................................. 26
Cut................................................................................................................................................................ 26
Select_All.................................................................................................................................................... 26
Paste............................................................................................................................................................ 26
View Menu Commands......................................................................................................................... 26
Refresh......................................................................................................................................................... 27
AddNode...................................................................................................................................................... 27
RemoveNode............................................................................................................................................... 27
RemovChildren........................................................................................................................................... 28
ShowMVSNodes......................................................................................................................................... 28
NewTree....................................................................................................................................................... 28
Setup Menu................................................................................................................................................ 28
FTP............................................................................................................................................................... 29
PDSList........................................................................................................................................................ 30
Trace............................................................................................................................................................ 30
FTP Menu commands............................................................................................................................. 31
PC_File_To_Host...................................................................................................................................... 32
Host_File_to_PC....................................................................................................................................... 33
Unix_Files Menu...................................................................................................................................... 33
ChangeFileMode....................................................................................................................................... 33
ChangeFileOwner...................................................................................................................................... 36
ChangeFileGroup...................................................................................................................................... 36
FindFile....................................................................................................................................................... 37
SearchInFileFor......................................................................................................................................... 39
ShowHead................................................................................................................................................... 41
ShowTail...................................................................................................................................................... 42
Windows Menu........................................................................................................................................ 43
Command.................................................................................................................................................... 43
Jobs.............................................................................................................................................................. 45
DB2.............................................................................................................................................................. 46
Messages..................................................................................................................................................... 51
TSO............................................................................................................................................................... 54
PC_File_Viewer......................................................................................................................................... 55
Help Menu commands......................................................................................................................... 56
Contents...................................................................................................................................................... 57
WindowHelp............................................................................................................................................... 57
Tree Structure description............................................................................................................ 57
HFS Directory Structure........................................................................................................................... 59
MVS Data set Structure
– data set qualifiers........................................................................................ 59
OS/390 VOLUMES..................................................................................................................................... 59
Your PC’s File System............................................................................................................................... 60
File/Data set Table display description.................................................................................. 60
HFS Table Column
Descriptions............................................................................................................. 60
MVS Table Column
Descriptions............................................................................................................. 61
VOLUME Table Column
Descriptions.................................................................................................... 63
Text Library Table
Column Descriptions............................................................................................... 64
Load Library Table
Column Descriptions............................................................................................. 65
File selection procedures............................................................................................................... 66
File and Directory Copy and Move procedures................................................................. 67
Drag and Drop........................................................................................................................................... 67
Copy and Paste.......................................................................................................................................... 68
Using a Form.............................................................................................................................................. 68
User Interface inconveniences.................................................................................................... 70
Command Window.................................................................................................................................... 70
Command Window Sections............................................................................................................. 72
Menu bar..................................................................................................................................................... 72
Tool bar....................................................................................................................................................... 72
Drop down list box.................................................................................................................................... 72
Text area..................................................................................................................................................... 72
Status line................................................................................................................................................... 73
Button area................................................................................................................................................. 73
Displaying the command window............................................................................................... 74
Using the open command.......................................................................................................................... 74
Selecting the "Command" command from the windows
menu............................................................ 74
Selecting the Jobs
command from the windows menu.......................................................................... 74
Command window menus................................................................................................................. 74
File menu.................................................................................................................................................... 75
Close command.......................................................................................................................................... 75
Save command............................................................................................................................................ 75
Saveas command........................................................................................................................................ 75
PCSave command....................................................................................................................................... 76
Submit command........................................................................................................................................ 76
Basic editing techniques................................................................................................................... 76
Inserting Text.............................................................................................................................................. 76
Deleting Text.............................................................................................................................................. 76
Selecting Text............................................................................................................................................. 77
Text Edit menu......................................................................................................................................... 77
Undo command........................................................................................................................................... 77
Redo command........................................................................................................................................... 78
Copy command........................................................................................................................................... 78
Cut command.............................................................................................................................................. 78
PCCopy command...................................................................................................................................... 78
PCPaste command..................................................................................................................................... 78
SelectAll command..................................................................................................................................... 78
Paste command........................................................................................................................................... 79
Find/Replace command............................................................................................................................. 79
FindNext command.................................................................................................................................... 79
ReplaceNext command.............................................................................................................................. 79
ReplaceAll command................................................................................................................................. 79
CheckJCL command................................................................................................................................... 80
MVSJobs menu.......................................................................................................................................... 80
jobStatus command.................................................................................................................................... 80
jobOutput command.................................................................................................................................. 81
jobDelete command................................................................................................................................... 81
Help menu.................................................................................................................................................. 81
Contents command..................................................................................................................................... 81
WindowHelp command.............................................................................................................................. 81
UnixCmdHelp command........................................................................................................................... 82
TSOCmdHelp command............................................................................................................................ 82
Define VSAM Cluster.............................................................................................................................. 82
Menu bar..................................................................................................................................................... 83
Tool bar...................................................................................................................................................... 84
Button area.............................................................................................................................................. 84
Submit button............................................................................................................................................. 84
Clear button................................................................................................................................................ 84
Cancel button............................................................................................................................................. 84
Define Cluster sub parameters list box................................................................................. 84
Text area.................................................................................................................................................... 85
File Menu.................................................................................................................................................... 85
Saveas command........................................................................................................................................ 85
Edit Menu.................................................................................................................................................... 85
Samples Menu.......................................................................................................................................... 86
SMSManagedKeySequencedCluster
command..................................................................................... 86
SMSManagedKeySequencedClusterWithDataAndIndex
command................................................... 86
KeySequencedClusterWithDataAndIndex
command............................................................................ 86
RelativeRecordCluster
command............................................................................................................ 86
ReusableEntrySequencedCluster
command.......................................................................................... 86
Help Menu description....................................................................................................................... 87
Contents command..................................................................................................................................... 87
WindowHelp command.............................................................................................................................. 87
DefineHelp command................................................................................................................................ 87
Search Command Window.................................................................................................................. 87
Global Options Section..................................................................................................................... 89
Display Records Option............................................................................................................................ 89
Select Records Option............................................................................................................................... 89
Copy Select Records
option...................................................................................................................... 89
Use AND Logic option............................................................................................................................... 89
Text File option.......................................................................................................................................... 90
Change Records option............................................................................................................................. 90
Edit File option.......................................................................................................................................... 90
Limit Output option................................................................................................................................... 90
Actions Section....................................................................................................................................... 90
Run Query button....................................................................................................................................... 91
Cancel button............................................................................................................................................. 91
Add button................................................................................................................................................... 91
Help button................................................................................................................................................. 91
Output Options Section...................................................................................................................... 91
Stop After input box................................................................................................................................... 91
Display at offset input
box....................................................................................................................... 92
for length of input box.............................................................................................................................. 92
Select type of condition test section...................................................................................... 92
Compare option......................................................................................................................................... 92
Bit Test option............................................................................................................................................ 92
Find data in records containing a section............................................................................ 93
Value data entry box................................................................................................................................. 93
data format is list box............................................................................................................................... 93
If list box...................................................................................................................................................... 93
At data entry box....................................................................................................................................... 94
Condition for selection must include the
criteria from section.......................... 94
Change found data to section...................................................................................................... 95
Find statements section.................................................................................................................... 95
FindNumber output
display..................................................................................................................... 95
#Find output display................................................................................................................................. 95
Find Statement list box............................................................................................................................. 96
Remove Find Statement
button................................................................................................................ 96
DB2 User Interface................................................................................................................................. 96
Menu bar..................................................................................................................................................... 97
Tool bar...................................................................................................................................................... 97
Tree structure........................................................................................................................................ 97
Table Display of tables and views.............................................................................................. 98
File Menu.................................................................................................................................................... 99
New command............................................................................................................................................. 99
Alter command............................................................................................................................................ 99
Drop command........................................................................................................................................... 99
View Menu.................................................................................................................................................. 99
SQLInput command................................................................................................................................. 100
Refresh command..................................................................................................................................... 100
Actions Menu......................................................................................................................................... 100
Select command........................................................................................................................................ 100
Query command....................................................................................................................................... 100
Sample command..................................................................................................................................... 101
Columns command................................................................................................................................... 101
ViewDefinition command........................................................................................................................ 101
Help Menu................................................................................................................................................ 101
Contents command.................................................................................................................................. 101
WindowHelp command........................................................................................................................... 102
DB2 Data Display Window................................................................................................................. 102
Menu bar section................................................................................................................................ 102
Tool bar section.................................................................................................................................. 103
Table Display Section....................................................................................................................... 103
Action menu............................................................................................................................................ 104
Delete command....................................................................................................................................... 105
Update command..................................................................................................................................... 105
Select_All command................................................................................................................................ 105
ToText command...................................................................................................................................... 106
Help menu................................................................................................................................................ 106
Contents command.................................................................................................................................. 106
WindowHelp command........................................................................................................................... 106
DB2 New/Alter Table
Window........................................................................................................ 107
Menu bar section................................................................................................................................ 108
File menu.................................................................................................................................................. 108
Open command......................................................................................................................................... 108
PCOpen command................................................................................................................................... 108
PCSave command.................................................................................................................................... 108
SaveAS command..................................................................................................................................... 109
Edit menu.................................................................................................................................................. 109
Action menu............................................................................................................................................ 109
CreateTable command............................................................................................................................ 109
CreateIndex command............................................................................................................................ 109
Alter command......................................................................................................................................... 110
Help Menu................................................................................................................................................ 110
Contents command.................................................................................................................................. 110
WindowHelp command........................................................................................................................... 110
Tool bar.................................................................................................................................................... 110
Table Information data entry section.................................................................................. 110
Table Name............................................................................................................................................... 111
Authorization ID...................................................................................................................................... 111
Primary Key.............................................................................................................................................. 111
Database Name........................................................................................................................................ 111
Table Space Name................................................................................................................................... 112
Create/Alter SQL Statement text area section................................................................ 112
Enter column information for your new table
section........................................... 112
Column Name........................................................................................................................................... 112
Data Type.................................................................................................................................................. 113
Length/Precision...................................................................................................................................... 113
Allow Null Values.................................................................................................................................... 113
Finish SQL button.................................................................................................................................... 113
Add Column button.................................................................................................................................. 114
status line.................................................................................................................................................. 114
DB2 Command Window........................................................................................................................ 114
Menu bar section................................................................................................................................ 115
File menu.................................................................................................................................................. 115
Open command......................................................................................................................................... 115
PCOpen command................................................................................................................................... 115
PCSave command.................................................................................................................................... 116
Save command.......................................................................................................................................... 116
SaveAs command..................................................................................................................................... 116
Edit menu.................................................................................................................................................. 117
Action menu............................................................................................................................................ 117
Exec command.......................................................................................................................................... 117