Version 4.6.2
 —  Installation and Operations for BS2000  —

Starting Adabas Review

This section of the documentation describes the procedures for setting up and using Adabas Review after the installation has been completed:

This document covers the following topics:


Starting Adabas Review for the First Time

If this is the first time you have installed this version of Adabas Review, or you have loaded a new Adabas Review repository file, you must initialize:

Initializing the Adabas Review User Profile Subsystem

Start of instruction setTo initialize the Adabas Review user profile subsystem

  1. Access Natural as you normally do.

  2. At the NEXT prompt, log on to the library SYSREVDB.

    Note:
    Wherever the NEXT prompt is specified, the command can also be issued from the Natural main menu command line.

  3. At the NEXT prompt, type MENU and press ENTER to display the main menu:

    08:49:56                  A D A B A S  -  R E V I E W                2011-03-17
                                       Main Menu                         HUB=15690
                                                                                   
                      Code               Description                               
                      ----     ---------------------------------                   
                       AA           Available ADABAS Nuclei                        
                       AH           Available Review Hubs                          
                       AO           ADABAS Online System                           
                       ER           Edit Report Definition                         
                       ES           Edit Specialty Reports                         
                       ET           Edit Target Definition                         
                       LH           List History Reports                           
                       LR           List Report Definitions                        
                       LS           List Started Reports                           
                       LT           List Target Definitions                        
                       UP           User Profiles                                  
                      ----     ---------------------------------                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
    Command: ______________________________________________________________________
    Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
          Help        Exit                                                  Fin    

    When you enter MENU for the first time Adabas Review detects that the profiling system has not been installed and installs it automatically. In addition, it installs two profiles: one profile named DEFAULT and a profile with the same name as the user ID of the user initializing the system (the user who entered MENU). Both profiles have administrator privileges.

Initializing the Adabas Review Data File

Note:
If you are using a repository from version 4.3, omit this step.

Start of instruction setTo initialize the Adabas Review data file

  1. At the Adabas Review main menu command line, type INSTALL DB and press ENTER.

    The Initialization Process window appears:

    13:04:45                  A D A B A S  -  R E V I E W                2012-06-14
                                        Main Menu                         LOCL=56078
                                                                                  
                       Code               Description                             
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                              Default Target Definition                           
                                                                                  
                         Please enter the appropriate Version                     
                         FOR ADABAS DBID 56078:                                   
                                                                                  
                                ADABAS Version .. ___                             
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
                       ----     ---------------------------------                 
                                                                                  
                                                                                  
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12-
           Help        Exit                                                  Fin  
     Command: install db__________________________________________________________
    
  2. Confirm or cancel the initialization.

    You are prompted to confirm the DBID and FNR of the Adabas Review repository. If the DBID or FNR are not correct, you may cancel the initialization.

    If the initialization is confirmed, the Default Target Definition screen appears.

    15:46:47                  A D A B A S  -  R E V I E W                2011-03-17
                                       Main Menu                         LOCL=00222
    
                   +------------------------------------------------+
                   +------------------------------------------------+
                   |          Default Target Definition             |
                   |                                                |
                   | Please enter the appropriate SVC and Version   |
                   | for Adabas DBID 222:                           |
                   |                                                |
                   |            Adabas SVC ...... ___               |
                   |            Adabas Version .. ___               |
                   |                                                |
                   |                                                |
                   +------------------------------------------------+
                   |                                                |
                   +------------------------------------------------+
    
     Command: install db____________________________________________________________
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
           Help        Exit                                                  Fin

    You are prompted to enter the Adabas SVC number and the Adabas version number of the database designated as the Adabas Review repository.

  3. Type any number in the SVC field (an Adabas SVC is not used in BS2000). Type the Adabas version number in the Version field, and press ENTER.

    Based on the information you provide, Adabas Review creates the default target definition and displays a message. A target is a database monitored by Adabas Review. For more information about target objects, read Displaying SVC Lists and Target Objects.

    The Initialization Process screen appears as shown in the following example:

    15:47:10                  A D A B A S  -  R E V I E W                2009-03-10
                                 Initialization Process                  LOCL=00222
    
         REV00104 - NOW CREATING DEFAULT TARGET DEFINITION
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT SUMMARY REPORT BY FILE
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT EXCEPTIONAL RESPONSE CODES
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT LONG RUNNING COMMANDS
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT COMMANDS BY HOUR
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT RATE OF COMMANDS AND IOS BY HOUR
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT RATE OF COMMANDS AND IOS BY DATE
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT NATURAL SUMMARY
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT WHO IS USING NATURAL
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT NATURAL PROGRAM TRACE
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT WHO USES SYSMAIN
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT TRANSACTION COUNT BY JOB
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT TRANSACTION COUNT BY JOB-NATAPPL
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT TRANSACTION COUNT BY JOB-USER
         REV00054 - NOW CREATING SAMPLE REPORT TRANSACTION COUNT BY NATURAL
     REV00006 - PRESS 'ENTER' TO CONTINUE INITIALIZATION PROCESS
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12--

    The Adabas Review supplied reports are automatically added to the Adabas Review repository. As each report is added, a line is added to the Initialization Process screen. Each time the screen fills, you receive the following prompt:

    Press ENTER to continue the initialization process.
  4. Press ENTER as requested; continue until all Adabas Review supplied reports are initialized.

After all the reports are initialized, you are returned to the Adabas Review main menu.

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Accessing Adabas Review

Start of instruction setTo access Adabas Review

  1. Access Natural as you normally do.

  2. At the NEXT prompt, log on to the library SYSREVDB (type LOGON SYSREVDB).

    Note:
    Wherever the NEXT prompt is specified, the command can also be issued from the Natural main menu command line.

  3. At the NEXT prompt, type MENU and press ENTER to access the Adabas Review main menu:

    08:49:56                  A D A B A S  -  R E V I E W                2011-03-17
                                       Main Menu                         HUB=15690
                                                                                   
                      Code               Description                               
                      ----     ---------------------------------                   
                       AA           Available ADABAS Nuclei                        
                       AH           Available Review Hubs                          
                       AO           ADABAS Online System                           
                       ER           Edit Report Definition                         
                       ES           Edit Specialty Reports                         
                       ET           Edit Target Definition                         
                       LH           List History Reports                           
                       LR           List Report Definitions                        
                       LS           List Started Reports                           
                       LT           List Target Definitions                        
                       UP           User Profiles                                  
                      ----     ---------------------------------                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
                                                                                   
    Command: ______________________________________________________________________
    Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
          Help        Exit                                                  Fin    

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Verifying the Installation Under TIAM/Batch or UTM

To confirm that Adabas Review is correctly installed, the installation is verified each time you enter the Adabas Review online subsystem.

The following errors may be detected during processing:

USER BUFFER NOT LARGE ENOUGH
Explanation

The user buffer extension is not large enough for Adabas Review to pass data to Adabas. The parameter LRVINFO was not set correctly in the link routine.

Action

Use the procedure in the installation section of the documentation to correctly install the Adabas Review link routine exit in the link routine.


ADAPRM IS MISSING FROM THE PARAMETER LIST
Explanation

The Natural ADAPRM area was not passed in the parameter list for the Adabas call. The value ADAPRM=ON was not set correctly in the parameter module (NATPARM) for the Natural nucleus currently executing.

Action

Use the procedure in the installation section of the documentation to correctly add ADAPRM=ON to the Natural NATPARM parameter module.


THE Adabas Review LINK ROUTINE IS NOT CORRECTLY INSTALLED
Explanation

The Adabas Review link routine exit is not installed in the copy of the link routine currently being executed.

Action

Use the procedure in the installation section of the documentation to correctly install the Adabas Review link routine exit in the link routine.


THE Adabas Review REPOSITORY HAS NOT BEEN INITIALIZED
Explanation

Adabas Review could not initialize because the repository file has not been initialized.

Action

Use the procedure described in section Initializing the Adabas Review Data File to correctly initialize the repository file.


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