The major features of Adabas Review include the following:
Support for Adabas 7, Adabas Parallel Services, and Adabas Cluster
Services
Adabas Review supports multiple Adabas nuclei clustered under a single
database ID.
Multiple database monitoring
Adabas Review can monitor several databases (DBIDs) and provide
reports for each.
Client/server technology
Adabas Review can be configured in a straight-forward, uniform, and
consistent way under all targeted operating system platforms.
Centralized data collection, reporting, and control
The hub is a true data collection point unencumbered by dependencies
on internal operations and structures of the Adabas nucleus.
Reduced overhead
(hub mode) with the elimination of the Review DB subtask from the
Adabas address space, partition, or region.
Customized command logging
Adabas Review can perform physical command logging of selected
commands and/or buffers based on parameters within the Adabas Review report
definitions. Each command log corresponds to a particular report definition,
and contains only those records that have been selected as meaningful for the
end user.
Customized analysis tools
Adabas Review reports may be customized to perform functions such as
cost accounting and application debugging.
History data collection
Data collected for Adabas Review reports can be written to the Adabas
Review repository at specified intervals and stored as history data. The data
can be used in trend analysis.
Supplied reports
More than 40 prepared report definitions are provided with Adabas
Review. These report definitions may be used without modification, or edited to
suit specific site requirements.
Report creation function
The Edit Report function provides interactive screens to help you
create a report or edit an existing one.
Wide range of data types
More than 340 data fields are available for specifying the types of
data to be collected by Adabas Review.
User-defined data fields
Version 4.2 provides a mechanism for defining up to five data fields
to meet user specifications.
Online data retrieval
Adabas Review reports are executed online or in batch mode. Data
collected by Adabas Review reports may be viewed online.
Online display of Adabas availability
The Available Adabas Nuclei (AA) function displays a profile of the
databases that are monitored by Adabas Review.
Access to Adabas Online System
Adabas Review provides access to Adabas Online System, an online
Adabas maintenance product.