Displaying Active Windows

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Displaying Active Windows

To display a list of active windows for your session, type admin following the CMD--> prompt, then press [Enter]. Performance Monitor creates a window for the Active Windows screen, then makes that window current:

PM-Rnn.n SYSTEM71 CA, Inc. V71 08.348 13:43:12.84 CMD--> Window : 04 Refresh: 10 04 Active Windows > Window Win Window Self Window Name No. Format Adj Freeze Delete Status Active Windows 04 VAR Y N _ NORMAL Buffer I/O Summary 03 VAR Y N _ NORMAL Journal Detail 02 VAR Y N _ NORMAL Realtime Monitor Menu 01 FIXED Y N _ NORMAL Msgs Window 99 VAR Y N _ HIDDEN

By scrolling right, you can display the rest of the Active Windows screen:

Scrolling to Display All Fields in a Screen

PM-Rnn.n SYSTEM71 CA, Inc. V71 08.348 13:43:23.22 CMD--> Window : 04 Refresh: 10 04 Active Windows < > Current Current Minimum Window Win Window Size Size Size Name No. Status Row Col Row Active Windows 04 NORMAL 8 80 5 Buffer I/O Summary 03 NORMAL 8 80 3 Journal Detail 02 NORMAL 4 80 4 Realtime Monitor Menu 01 NORMAL 6 80 4 Msgs Window 99 HIDDEN 1 80 1

PM-Rnn.n SYSTEM71 CA, Inc. V71 08.348 13:43:23.22 CMD--> Window : 04 Refresh: 10 04 Active Windows < > Minimum Minimum Window Win Size Size No. of No. of Name No. Row Col Lines Fields Active Windows 04 5 80 0 16 Buffer I/O Summary 03 3 40 6 9 Journal Detail 02 4 40 2 12 Realtime Monitor Menu 01 4 40 10 52 Msgs Window 99 1 80 1 3

PM-Rnn.n SYSTEM71 CA, Inc. V71 08.348 13:43:23.22 CMD--> Window : 04 Refresh: 10 04 Active Windows < Window Win No. of No. of Auto Name No. Lines Fields Sorted Refresh Active Windows 04 0 16 N Y Buffer I/O Summary 03 6 9 N Y Journal Detail 02 2 12 N Y Realtime Monitor Menu 01 10 52 N N Msgs Window 99 1 3 N N

Fields in the Active Windows Screen

For each window, the Active Windows screen displays:

The window format (Fixed or Variable):

Format	Attributes
Fixed	Fixed format; for example, the Realtime Monitor menu window Columns cannot be sorted Window cannot be edited except to change its displayable size and to eliminate fields
Variable	Variable number of rows depending on how much data can be displayed; for example, the Communication Line Detail screen Columns can be sorted Window can be edited Window attribute (see below) is self-adjusting by default, but can also be fixed

You cannot change the fixed/variable characteristics of a window.

The window attribute; that is, whether the window is self-adjusting or fixed. A self-adjusting window displays as much information as your terminal device permits. A fixed window always contains a fixed number of rows and columns.
Whether the window is frozen or thawed. A frozen window cannot be refreshed. A thawed window can be refreshed.
The window status (normal or hidden).
The current window size (rows and columns).
The minimum window size (rows and columns).
The number of lines and fields in the window.
Whether the window has been sorted.
Whether the window can be refreshed.

There is also a Delete field, which you can use to delete a window, as described in the following table.

Using the Active Windows Screen

You can use the Active Windows screen to change the status of a window and to delete a window from your session:

Field	Information to enter
Self Adj	Y (yes) to specify that the window format can be adjusted as necessary to fit the screen N (no) to specify that the window format cannot be adjusted
Freeze	Y (yes) to freeze the window so that it cannot be refreshed N (no) to thaw the window so that it is refreshed at subsequent refresh intervals
Delete	X to delete the window

Press [Enter] to process the change requests. If you have marked any windows for deletion, Performance Monitor displays the Active Windows screen without the deleted windows. The window numbers of the deleted windows are available for new windows.

Windows You Cannot Delete

Each Active Windows screen lists the following windows, which you cannot delete or modify:

Window 01—The menu screen
Window 99—The window used internally by Performance Monitor for system messages

Example of Freezing a Window

The following is an example of using the Freeze field of the Active Windows screen to freeze window 03.

PM-Rnn.n SYSTEM71 CA, Inc. V71 08.348 13:43:49.33 CMD--> Window : 04 < < < S c r e e n H e l d > > > Refresh: 10 04 Active Windows > Window Win Window Self Window Name No. Format Adj Freeze Delete Status Active Windows 04 VAR Y N _ NORMAL Buffer I/O Summary 03 VAR Y y _ NORMAL Journal Detail 02 VAR Y N _ NORMAL Realtime Monitor Menu 01 FIXED Y N _ NORMAL Msgs Window 99 VAR Y N _ HIDDEN