Find out the VSAM files(Physical file name ) of CICS File

lal_arun_272 · New User Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 31 Location: Bangalore

Hi

I have a list of CICS program , I need to find out the VSAM files(Physical file name ) which are used in that. Can you please suggest me how can i do this. I am new to CICS.

Thanking you
Arunlal

UmeySan · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:39 pm

Hi !

Contact your CICS-SystemProgrammer. He could do a report over all
DSN'S stored in the CICS-FileControlTabels.

Or he could give you the name of the LoadMember for the FCT.

Regard's UmeySan

UmeySan · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:41 pm

Hi !

Sorry, i forgot.

If you have permission to a CEMT command you could inquire the
actual Files allocatet to a CICS-System.

Have a look at CICS-manual for all Cemt commands.

Regard's UmeySan

ofer71 · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 12:24 pm

CEMT is a great solution.

Another method is to write a program that uses CICS System Programming commands, like EXEC CICS INQUIRE FILE.

Such an example can be found in Xephon.

O.

UmeySan · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:46 pm

Hi Ofer71 !

Quiet a nice little useful programm.

If i had overflown it corectly, you need to enter the logical filename in
a displayed map to get the details. Therefor you need to know all the
logical cics filenames.

I will take a copy and add an seq. file as input to the programm.
This seq.file will be created by a so called source-scanner (Rexx) which
will scan cics-programs for filenames and puts the names into that file.
Then the cics-programm reads the seq.file sentence for sentence and does
an inquire file and prints the information details to a list.

Could be useful if one is always working in different companies to get a quick overview of the files in cics environment without having cemt permission.

Regards, UmeySan

ofer71 · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:53 pm

You don't have to know the logical file name in order to INQUIRE. CICS System Programming cintains the nice feature of BROWSE for inquiry commands. You can read more about it in the fine manual.

O.

UmeySan · Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 4:25 pm

@ofer71

Thank's !!!

So what the fucking hell i'm programming here.
These are the kind of contributions i like in that forum.

Have a nice day, UmeySan

elangomvs · New User Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 4

hi,

in CICS region type

CEMT INQ FILE(logical file name)

press enter

it will show the corresponding physical file name for that logical file

ELANGO G