CDBI - database control inquiry

Use CDBI to inquire about the status of the interface between CICS and DBCTL. You can start CDBI from 3270 (and 3270-like) terminals or from the operating system console.

For detailed information about the CICS-DBCTL interface and guidance on using the CDBI transaction with databases controlled by DBCTL, see Overview of Database Control (DBCTL).

Start the transaction by typing the identifier, CDBI, on the command line of your display, and press the ENTER key. You get the following display:

Figure 1. CDBI transaction: initial screen

 CDBI                     CICS-DBCTL INTERFACE INQUIRY           91.184
                                                               11:23:50





             Status     : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
             CICS APPLID: DBDCCICS
             DBCTL ID   : SYS1












 PF1 = Help   2 = Refresh   3 = End

This display tells you the current status of the CICS-DBCTL connection, which can be one of the following:

DFHDB8290I DBCTL not connected to CICS.
DFHDB8291I DBCTL connect phase 1 in progress.
DFHDB8292I DBCTL connect phase 2 in progress.
DFHDB8293I DBCTL connected and ready.
DFHDB8294I DBCTL orderly disconnect in progress.
DFHDB8295I DBCTL immediate disconnect in progress.
DFHDB8296I DBCTL cannot be connected to CICS.

The display also shows you the application identifier of the CICS system (in this case, DBDCCICS), and the identifier of the DBCTL system to which CICS is connected.