CEMT INQUIRE DUMPDS

Retrieve information about the CICS® dump data sets.

In the CICS Explorer, the Regions operations view provides a functional equivalent to this command.

Description

You can use the INQUIRE DUMPDS command to view which dump data set (A or B) is currently open.

Instead of using the SET command, you can overtype your changes on the INQUIRE screen after tabbing to the appropriate field. See Overtyping a display.

For information on using dumps, see Using dumps in problem determination.

Input

Press the Clear key and type CEMT INQUIRE DUMPDS (or suitable abbreviations for the keywords).

The resulting display is similar to the following example. To change any of the values shown, tab to the highlighted or blank fields and overtype them as required.

Sample screen

Figure 1. CEMT INQUIRE DUMPDS screen

  IN DUMPDS
  STATUS:  RESULTS - OVERTYPE TO MODIFY
   Dum Cur(A) Ope

Note: When a value does not apply, or is negative (the value begins with No), the fields on the screen are blank. To modify these fields, locate them by tabbing (they appear in the same sequence as in the expanded format), and overtype with input valid for that field. You might find it more convenient to use the expanded format when setting one of these values.

If you place the cursor against the result and press ENTER, CICS displays an expanded format as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 2. The expanded display

 IN DUMPD
 RESULT - OVERTYPE TO MODIFY
   Dumpds
   Currentdds(A)
   Openstatus( Open )
   Switchstatus( Noautoswitch )

CEMT INQUIRE DUMPDS

Displayed fields

CURRENTDDS (value)

Displays a one character indicator that shows which dump data set is active. This can be A or B

DUMPDS

Indicates that this panel relates to a dump data set inquiry.

OPENSTATUS

Display the status of the active CICS dump data set. The values are as follows:

OPEN: The active CICS dump data set is open.
CLOSED: The active CICS dump data set is closed.
SWITCH: The currently active dump data set is to become inactive, and the currently inactive data set is to become active.

Note: You can reset this value by overtyping it with a different value.

SWITCHSTATUS

Display whether there is an automatic switch to the inactive dump data set when the active dump data set is full. The values are as follows:

AUTOSWITCH: The switch occurs only when the active dump data set is full, but not subsequently.
NOAUTOSWITCH: When the active dump data set is full, there is no automatic switch to the inactive dump data set.
Note: Because this is a negative attribute, the field appears blank. You can, however, tab to this field and overtype it with a different value.

Note: You can reset this value by overtyping it with a different value.