Base

Select a volume from the Volumes list in the Volumes page ([Base] - Volumes) to view its information.

Volume Details page displays information about the volume and its datasets. Click a dataset name to view its information. Click the [<] icon before the page title to return to the previous page.

Click a dataset name from the Datasets list in the Datasets page ([Base] - Datasets) to view its information. Click the [<] icon before the page title to return to the previous page.

The Dataset Details page consists of the following section.

The pages and items are different depending on dataset types (NONVSAM, VSAM, PATH, GDG, and ALIAS).

The following shows pages by dataset type.

The following describes each item. Displayed items vary by dataset type.

The following describes each item.

If the dataset has a partitioned organization (PO), the dataset is created as a directory. The files in the directory are called members and the user can add a file as a member.

To add a dataset, click [Create] above the dataset list in Datasets ([Base] - Datasets). Select one of the tabs ([Create Dataset], [Create GDG], and [Create VSAM]) according to the dataset type.

Creates a general dataset. Enter the required fields and then click [Create].

The following describes each item.

Creates a GDG dataset. Enter the required fields and then click [Create].

The following describes each item. For more information about each item, refer to "3.13.gdgcreate" in OpenFrame Tool Reference Guide.

Creates a VSAM dataset. Select an option among USER CATALOG, ALIAS, CLUSTER, ALTERNATE INDEX, and PATH, enter the required fields and then click [Generate JCL] to generate a JCL for creating the VSAM in the JCL View. Click [Create] to execute the JCL that submits the job and creates the dataset.

The following describes input items for each option. For detailed information about each item, refer to the "1.4. IDCAMS" section in OpenFrame Utility Reference Guide.

Select the dataset from Datasets ([Base] - Datasets) and then click [View/Edit] to open Select Copybook dialogue box, and select Copybook to view and edit a dataset of each column in Dataset View/Edit.

Select CopyBook on Select Copybook dialog. If you don’t select Copybook, 'CopyBook Format' is deactivated, and if you select 'CopyBook Directory' and 'CopyBook,' 'CopyBook Format' is activated. Select each item, and click [Select].

If the [Select] button is clicked without selecting a copybook, the engine creates a table matching the record length and the user is directly moved to the [Table View] tab([Base] - Dataset View/Edit - [Table View]) on the Dataset View/Edit page.

The following describes each item.

If the selected copybook has multi-layout, clicking [Select] opens the dialog ([Base] - Datasets - View - Copybook Layout) where a layout can be selected.

01 LEVEL FIELD LIST is displayed in the left pane and a copybook of the selected 01 level is displayed in the right pane. To view the entire copybook, select the first field (Entire Layout).Select a level field and click [OK] to retrieve the copybook data with the layout in [Table View] and [Record View] tabs of the Dataset View/Edit page.

The [Table View] tab in Dataset View/Edit page displays datasets in a selected copybook layout .

If a record has an unprintable character or fails to be converted, it is displayed as a red hexadecimal value. To modify an item of retrieved data, double-click it. The widget for the item becomes an editable text field. Modify the item and press <Enter> to activate [Save].

Clicking [Save] opens the following Edit Dataset dialog that asks whether to save the modification. To apply the modification to the engine, click [Save]. To restore the data before the change, click [Discard Change].

To display datasets as record view, click the [Record View] tab or click the 'Rec No' item in the [Table View] tab on the Dataset View/Edit page .

To check previous or next record, click [<] or [>] in the 'Record Number' item. To check a desired record, enter the record number and click [Search].

To modify an item of retrieved data, double-click it. The widget for the item becomes an editable textfield. Modify the item and press <Enter> to activate [Save]. Clicking [Save] opens the dialog that asks whether to save the modification ([Base] - Dataset View/Edit - Save). To apply the modification to the engine, click [Save]. To restore the data before the change, click [Discard Change].

To delete a dataset, select a dataset on the Datasets ([Base] - Datasets). Clicking the button opens a dialog that asks whether to delete a dataset. If you click [OK], the dataset is deleted, and the result message is displayed.

To delete multiple datasets, select the datasets on Datasets, and then click [Delete].

To manage datasets, use buttons above the dataset list in Datasets ([Base] - Datasets).

The following describes each button.

To go to the Log Details page ([Base] - Logs), click 'File Name' from the list in Logs ([Base] - Logs). The page shows 100 KB of most recent log messages. Click the [<] icon before the page title to return to the previous page.

If there are more logs, [Load More] at the top is enabled and disabled otherwise. Click this to retrieve additional 100 KB of log messages.

To update a log file, click [Refresh] at the right of the file name. To download the log file, click [Download].

The [Console] tab displays logs that occurred on the server during JCL and COBOL program executions.

To send a reply, click a message from the list, enter the reply in the text box at the bottom, and then press the <Enter> key or click [Send]. The console messages are only maintained while the Console tab is active, and will be deleted when the user moves to another tab or page. OpenFrame saves the messages in a history file for the current date, and they can be retrieved from the [History] tab. For more information, refer to [History] Tab.

The following figure shows the console page with log messages from a server on which a COBOL test application is running.

Click the History tab in the Console page to search for console messages. Enter the search conditions from the Console History Search page and then click [Search] to display the results.

Click the [Reply] tab in the Console page to search for messages that require a reply. The Console Reply list is automatically populated when the tab is selected.

Select a message by checking its check box in the list, enter a reply message in the text box at the bottom, and then press <Enter> or click [Send]. A reply can be sent for multiple messages by checking multiple rows in the list. Click [Refresh] to refresh the list. Go back to the History tab to check if the reply message (time stamped as the current date) has been sent successfully. Click [Msg History] to check console messages outputted by the Job.