Version 8.1.2

Using Adabas Transaction Manager Online Services


Online Services Main Menu

ATM Online Services is available from a Natural application installed in library SYSATM and accessed from the AOS main menu. The application must be executed from a Natural session that has been configured to use ATM. Refer to section Installation for details.

Start of instruction setto invoke Adabas Transaction Manager Online Services

The Main Menu screen will then appear:

09:52:35    ***** A D A B A S   TRANSACTION MANAGER 8.1.2 *****     2006-04-13
                                  -  Main Menu  -                    T1MAINM1  
                                                                               
Manager: 20531                                               Terminal: TCG3    
                                                                               
               Code   Service                                                  
               ----   --------------------------------------                   
                 0    System Settings                                          
                 1    Client Runtime Controls                                  
                 2    Transaction Manager Information                          
                 3    Local Sessions                                           
                 4    About Adabas Transaction Manager                         
                 .    Exit                                                     
               ----   --------------------------------------                   
        Code ..: _                                                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               
 You can easily switch around the tools for Fastpath, Vista etc by use of the  
 PF Keys shown, or use the codes COR, AFP, AVI, AAF, ATM as commands - anytime.
                                                                               
 Command ==> 
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
      Help        Exit              COR   AFP   AVI   AAF               Vers

Whenever the MENU command is executed, the transaction manager proxy tries to locate its local transaction manager (TM):

The following options are available:

Option Description
System Settings Maintain configuration file setting.
Client Runtime Controls Add and maintain client runtime control definitions.
Transaction Manager Information Display Transaction Manager information.
Local Sessions Display local session information from ATM’s client proxy.
About Adabas Transaction Manager Display product information.

By default, the latest installed version of Online Services is executed. If you wish to use an earlier version, use PF12 to display a list of the available versions and then select the version to be used.

You can switch from the SYSATM application to SYSCOR, SYSAFP, SYSAVI or SYSAAF by pressing PF6, PF7, PF8 or PF9, respectively. You can achieve the same from most screens by entering COR, AFP, AVI or AAF, respectively, on the command line.

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Navigation

You can access screens in two ways:

For example, entering the command 1.1 on the command line directly accesses the Client Runtime Controls screen within the Maintenance function without first accessing the Maintenance menu.

Function Object or Subfunction Command
System Settings Menu 0
  LFILE 152 Maintenance 0.1
Runtime Control Maintenance Menu 1
Transaction Manager Information Menu 2
  Statistics 2.1
  Active Transactions 2.2
  Pending Response Codes 2.3
  Known Databases 2.4
  Partner Transaction Managers 2.5
  Recovery File Functions 2.6
  Zap Information 2.7
Local Sessions Menu 3
  Local Sessions 3.1
  Zap Information 3.2

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Using PF Keys

The following PF keys are available on one or more of the screens:

PF Key Label Description
PF1 Help Invoke help information for the current screen.
PF2 Oper Issue the operator command typed in the command line.
PF3 Exit Return to the previous screen.
PF4 Refr Refresh the information on the screen.
PF5 Stop Stop transaction request. See section Stop Transaction.
PF7 Top Return to the first screen of a list display.
PF8 Fwd Scroll forward through a list display.
PF9 HstTC / TC Invoke the Host TC Token Display or Client TC Display.
PF10 ErrI Display error information. See section Display Error Information.
PF11 Net / TID Toggle between net name and Terminal ID. See section Local Sessions.
PF11 Flip Toggle between different list formats. See section Active Transactions.
PF12 Menu Return to the main menu.

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Help Information

Start of instruction setTo invoke help information

The help screen that appears applies to the current screen and may comprise several pages. From each help screen, you can access lower level options or return to previous, higher levels.

You can navigate by entering

- to move backwards and up a menu level
1 - 7 to move down a level to the function selected

If the help screen comprises multiple pages, you can enter

+ to move to the next page
- to move to a previous page until page 1, then back up a level

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