Hundreds, if not thousands, of files are being opened and closed each day in a production operation. Files may be assigned to open automatically the first time they are used to overcome reliance on the operator to initially open the file to CICS in a timely manner.
AUTOMON/BATCH is an on-line menu-driven system utility, operating under CICS, that enables simple and dynamic creation and maintenance of all file definitions required by CICS.
The interface fits the most-used data for RDO file processing onto one screen rather than the many screens required by RDO. Help is provided on every field displayed in the AUTOMON/BATCH system, contained in window boxes that appear beside the entry in question.
All files within the CICS region are connected to the group they were installed from by AUTOMON/BATCH and all inquiries on a file name will automatically display it from the correct group.
AUTOMON/BATCH is an online menu-driven system utility, operating under CICS.
Online installation of definitions in remote CICS regions
Online import to copy resources between Cads without using batch
Generation of DFHCSDUP statements from selected CSD resources
Generation of DFHCSDUP statements to correct differences between CSD's
CSD compare - locate differences in two Cads for all or selected resources
Online message and audit retrieval of historical CICS resource activity and maintenance information
Print, archive and purge audit history file
Resource reporting in screen image or DFHCSDUP format
Duplicate resource names reporting
File status display (open, closed, enabled, disabled)
Single file viewing along with two multi-file displays
Simple RDO function execution via tabbing to the desired file and pressing a PF key
Forward and backward paging through the DFHCSD file in name sequence without changing group names
Automatic closure and deactivation of files that have not been accessed in a specified amount of time
Simple and dynamic maintenance across all file definitions required by CICS.
File status and definition
Batch file manipulation
Automated file inactivity deactivation
Transaction / Program administration
CICS file administration
Hex character toggle
Searchable records
Live record reformatting
Key data integrity
Non numeric locate function
File variable-length adjustment
Update via Batch Interface
Extensive customizable help