Accessing the Database

All of the screens you use to add information to the CA WA CA 7 Edition database can be accessed from the Data Base Maintenance Menu. Display this menu now by typing this command on the top line of your screen (above the message telling you that your logon was accepted):

When you press Enter, this screen is displayed:

--------------------- CA-7 DATA BASE MAINTENANCE MENU ---------------------- FUNCTION ===> DATA BASE DEFINITION FOR: 1 - CPU JOB A - CROSS PLATFORM (XPS) JOB DEFINITION 2 - SCHEDULING 3 - JOB PREDECESSOR/SUCCESSOR 4 - WORKLOAD DOCUMENTATION 5 - INPUT/OUTPUT NETWORK 6 - DATA SET OTHER FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE: 7 - JCL LIBRARY MAINTENANCE 8 - TEXT EDITOR 9 - CLEAR THE TEXT EDITOR ACTIVE AREA ACTIVE AREA NOW CONTAINS 0000 LINES OF TEXT PROGRAM: SDM0 MSG-INDX: 00 -- DB -- yy.ddd / hh:mm:ss MESSAGE: SPECIFY DESIRED OPTION OR ENTER A COMMAND ON THE TOP LINE

The menu lets you select nine different functions. Four of the functions take you directly to formatted screens which you use for various database maintenance tasks, like defining jobs or networks. Display the screen that defines jobs now by typing 1 in the FUNCTION field.

When you press Enter, this screen is displayed:

------------------------- CA-7 CPU JOB DEFINITION -------------------------- FUNCTION: (ADD,DELETE,DD,PURGE,DELPRRN,FORMAT,LIST,UPD) JOB: GENERAL: SYSTEM: JOBNET: OWNER: UID: JOBL: JCL: ID: MEMBER: RELOAD: EXEC: RETAIN-JCL: LIB: REQUIREMENTS: HOLD: JCL-OVRD: USE-OVRD-LIB: VERIFY: MAINT: SATISFACTION LEAD-TIME: JOB: DSN: ARFSET: EXECUTION: MAINID: INSERT-RMS: COND-CODE: RO: DONT SCHEDULE -- BEFORE: AFTER: MESSAGES: LTERM: REQUIREMENT-LIST: PROMPTS: ERROR MSGS -- RQMTS NOT USED: DSN NOT FOUND: RESOURCES: REGION: CLOCK-TIME: CPU-TIME: CLASS: PRTY: MSGCLASS: DRCLASS: TAPE DRIVES...TYPE1: M C TYPE2: M C PROGRAM: SM20 MSG-INDX: 00 -- DB.1 -- yy.ddd / hh:mm:ss MESSAGE: ENTER FUNCTION, TRANSFER OR ENTER A COMMAND ON THE TOP LINE

This screen contains the following information:

The top line is blank. You can use it to issue CA WA CA 7 Edition commands. We see how this line works when we display command output. (A command entered here overrides any other entries on the screen.)
The next line gives the name of the screen.
The next line contains the FUNCTION field. This field is where you tell CA WA CA 7 Edition what you want to do with the information in the rest of the screen. For example, you would enter ADD to add a new job to the database.
The body of the screen contains information that is stored in the CA WA CA 7 Edition database.
The third line from the bottom of the screen contains CA WA CA 7 Edition program data, the screen ID, and the date and time. Each screen has a unique ID. The ID is DB.1 on this screen. You can enter this ID on any other screen to transfer directly to this screen. This process is illustrated when we copy job records.
The last two lines can contain messages. Be sure to read them. They tell you if there is some action you have to take next or if there was an error in the action you took. Messages are described in the Message Reference Guide. The message number consists of the contents of the PROGRAM field in the preceding line, followed by the contents of the MSG-INDX field. For example, the number of the message that is shown on this screen is SM20-00.

To return to the menu now, enter DB in the FUNCTION field and press Enter. Instead of typing DB, you can press PF3 to return to the menu. You cannot press PF3 when you are using CA WA CA 7 Edition under ISPF and you have defined PF3 for another function.

You are returned to the menu:

Continuing down the menu, functions 2, 3, and 4 take you to submenus. You can use submenus to select formatted scheduling, predecessor/successor, or workload documentation screens. Display the scheduling submenu now by typing 2 in the FUNCTION field.

When you press Enter, this screen is displayed:

--------------------------- CA-7 SCHEDULING MENU ---------------------------- FUNCTION ===> DATE/TIME SCHEDULING FOR: 1 - CPU JOB 2 - INPUT NETWORK 3 - OUTPUT NETWORK TRIGGER SCHEDULING FOR: 4 - JOB TRIGGERING OTHER CPU JOB(S) 5 - INPUT NETWORK TRIGGERING CPU JOB(S) 6 - DATA SET TRIGGERING CPU JOB(S) OTHER FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE: 7 - MODIFICATION TO RESOLVED SCHEDULE DATES 8 - BASE CALENDAR MAINTENANCE PROGRAM: SM70 MSG-INDX: 00 -- DB.2 -- yy.ddd / hh:mm:ss MESSAGE: ENTER OPTION, TRANSFER OR ENTER A COMMAND ON THE TOP LINE

This screen contains the following information:

The top line is blank, like on the CPU Job Definition screen, so you can use it to enter commands.
The next line gives the name of the screen.
The next line contains the FUNCTION field. This field is where you select the scheduling screen that you want to display.
The body of the screen lists the scheduling screens and the function codes that select them.
The three lines at the bottom contain program data and messages, the same as the CPU Job Definition screen. The ID of this screen is DB.2.

Now select the first formatted scheduling screen by typing 1 in the FUNCTION field.

When you press Enter, the CPU Job Scheduling screen is displayed:

------------------------- CA-7 CPU JOB SCHEDULING --------------------------- FUNCTION: (CLEAR,DELETE,EDIT,FE,FETCH,REPL,RESOLV,SAVE) JOB: JOBL: SCAL: (DEFAULT SCAL ID FOR ADDS) SCHID-COUNT: 000 PROGRAM: SM71 MSG-INDX: 00 -- DB.2.1 -- yy.ddd / hh:mm:ss MESSAGE: ENTER FUNCTION, TRANSFER OR ENTER A COMMAND ON THE TOP LINE

This screen is the screen you use to schedule CPU jobs after you add them to the database. We learn how to schedule in Chapter 3. Enter DB in the FUNCTION field and press Enter to return to the main menu (or press PF3 twice):

This time, enter 7 to display the JCL screen.

When you press Enter, this screen is displayed:

----------------------- CA-7 JCL LIBRARY MAINTENANCE ------------------------ FUNCTION: (APPEND,CLEAR,DELETE,EDIT,FE,FETCH, RENAME,REPL,RUN,RUNH,SAVE) MEMBER: NEWNAME/OPTION: DSN: JCL-ID: VOLSER: JCLLIB: ACTIVE SIZE: 0000 PROGRAM: SM50 MSG-INDX: 00 -- DB.7 -- yy.ddd / hh:mm:ss MESSAGE: ENTER FUNCTION, TRANSFER OR ENTER A COMMAND ON THE TOP LINE

You can use this screen to display the JCL for any of your jobs. Provide is the member name of the JCL (usually the same as the job name) and the number of the library (if other than 0) where the JCL is stored. When you press Enter, the JCL is displayed and you can edit it.

Note: For more information about this screen or other screens, see the Database Maintenance Guide.