Version 4.3.2
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Accessing Technical System Information

The TECH command provides access to information about the Adabas Review system. It invokes the Technical Information function, which displays Adabas Review environmental and maintenance information. This function is useful for determining

You can access the Technical Information function from

Start of instruction setTo access technical system information

  1. Type TECH on the command line of one of the appropriate screens and press ENTER.

The TECH command Database System Environment screen is the first to appear:

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 ! 10:07:43               REVIEW Technical Information            2003-07-07  !
 !                        DATABASE System Environment                         ! 
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 !         Current REVIEW Target.......... 204                                ! 
 !         REVIEW Nucleus version ........ 4.3.2                              ! 
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 !         Link routine exit version ..... 4.3                                ! 
 !         Link routine exit status ...... Installed correctly                ! 
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 !         Repository status ............. FILE AVAILABLE                     ! 
 !         Repository dbid ............... 204                                ! 
 !         Repository fnr ................ 33                                 ! 
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 !         NATURAL nucleus version ....... 4.1                                ! 
 !         REVIEW NATURAL code version ... 4.3.2                              ! 
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 !         TP monitor type ............... TSO                                ! 
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 ! Press PF2 for REVIEW fix list, ENTER to exit                               ! 
 +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

From this screen, you can

The Database System Environment screen displays information about the following environment variables:

Field Description
Current Review target Current Adabas Review target.
Review nucleus version Version of Adabas Review, either local or for the given Review hub.
Link routine exit version Version of the Review Adabas link routine exit for the TP monitor currently being used.
Link routine exit status Status of the Review Adabas link routine exit for the TP monitor currently being used.
Repository status Status of the Adabas Review repository identified by the repository DBID.
Repository DBID Database of the Adabas Review repository. The default corresponds to NTFILE ID=241 in the Natural NATPARM parameter module. This database cannot be in the hub address space.
Repository FNR File number of the Adabas Review repository.
Natural nucleus version Version of Natural currently installed at the user's site.
Review Natural code version Version of the Natural code of the Adabas Review software.
TP monitor type Type of TP system currently being used.

Start of instruction setTo obtain information about maintenance (ZAPs)

  1. Press PF2 from the Database System Environment screen.

    The TECH command Review Technical Information screen appears displaying the first set of maintenance (ZAP) information:

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    ! 12:53:16               REVIEW Technical Information            2003-07-07  ! 
    !    Released/test zaps applied to REVIEW nucleus code for database 204      ! 
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    ! Press PF2 to see optional zaps, ENTER to exit                              ! 
    +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+

    From this screen, you can

Maintenance information screens display, by number, all of the ZAPs that have been applied to the current version of Adabas Review.

The ZAP numbers are displayed in rows, from left to right in the order they were applied. If the maintenance screen displays released/test ZAPs, the test ZAPs are highlighted. Other maintenance screens display optional ZAPs.

The types of maintenance screens available vary with the operating environment in which Adabas Review resides. Any or all of the following maintenance information screens may be displayed:

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