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Command Line

The following command descriptions are available on this panel.

Enter the command on the command line (with any parameters) and press Enter.

DELETE

Deletes the current view of the SYSOUT.

COPY

Copies view definition data from another logical view. The COPY command can be used to replace the data on the current panel or the entire view definition data. The COPY command does not change the view identifier or view number. The syntax is as follows:

Command ===> COPY view-id view-number [ALL]

where

view-id and view-number parameters identify the name and number of the logical view that is copied. The ALL parameter indicates that the entire view definition is replaced with the data from the copied logical view. If omitted, only the data from the current panel is replaced. The ALL parameter is only valid on the primary View Definition panel.

REPLACE

Replaces a previously defined logical view with the current logical view.

There are two ways to enter this command:

• When entered without a view number, the view you are currently creating replaces the view that is listed in the VIEW NUMBER field:

  Command ===> REPLACE

• When entered with a view number, the view you are currently creating replaces the view with the number you specify:

  Command ===> REPLACE n

In the following example, the view you are currently creating replaces view number 6.

Command ===> REPLACE 6

SELECT n

Displays a previously defined logical view, where n is the number of the view you want to display.

To retrieve view n of a SYSOUT other than the one currently displayed or to retrieve a global view, use the sysout-id parameter as follows:

Command ===> SELECT n sysout-id

where sysout-id is a full name or the name of a global view ending in an asterisk.

If private view n exists, it is retrieved; otherwise, if public view n exists, it is retrieved.

Note: If a global view is retrieved, it can only be saved as a private or public view if you enter the view definition from browse.

SAVE

Saves the logical view you are currently creating.

Important! We recommend that you periodically save your view as you are creating it. If you exit the SYSOUT or report without saving the definition, it is deleted.

You can enter this command in two ways.

• When entered without a view number, CA View saves the definition with the view number displayed in the View Number field:

  Command ===> SAVE

• When entered with a view number, CA View saves the view with the number specified in the command. For example:

  Command ===> SAVE 5

Use the SAVE command with a view number to save a view definition for the first time or to assign a new number to an existing view you are modifying.

Note: If you are assigning a new number to an existing view, you cannot use a number already assigned.

In addition to the primary commands, you can access the other panels in the View Definition series: enter one of the following options on the command line and press Enter:

H

Displays the panel on which you can define the primary heading.

C

Displays the panel on which you can define the column specifications.

P

Displays the panel on which you can define page indexing criteria.

L

Displays the panel on which you can define color specification criteria for the lines of the report.

You can also specify alternating color or highlighting every n lines to make the report more easily readable.