Using Online Services

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# Using Online Services

This section describes the general usage of Adabas Fastpath Online Services.

- Online Services Main Menu

- Navigation

- PF Keys

- Online Help

## Online Services Main Menu

to invoke the Adabas Fastpath Online Services main menu:

1. logon to Adabas Fastpath online administration

2. enter the command MENU

The Main Menu screen appears as shown below:

    14:06:43     ***** A D A B A S   FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****      2025-03-04
                                  -  Main Menu  -                        F1MAINM1

                      Code    Service
                      ----    ---------------------------------
                       0      System Settings
                       1      Maintenance
                       2      Current Activity Displays
                       3      Buffer History
                       4      Printing Facility
                       5      Special Services
                       6      Afplook
                       7      About Adabas Fastpath
                       .      Exit
                      ----    ---------------------------------
              Code ..: _

     You can easily switch around the tools for Fastpath, Vista etc by use of
     PF11, 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                                            Prods Vers

The following services are available:

Service | Description
--- | ---
System Settings | Maintain Adabas Fastpath configuration file.
Maintenance | Maintain Adabas Fastpath optimization parameters.
Current Activity Displays | Display Adabas Fastpath session statistics.
Buffer History | Display Adabas Fastpath buffer history information.
Printing | Print Adabas Fastpath reports.
Special Services | Perform miscellaneous actions for the Adabas Fastpath components.
APFLOOK (Online Sampling) | Perform optimization sampling.
About Adabas Fastpath | Display Adabas Fastpath release information.

Note
When you invoke Adabas Fastpath, you are logged on automatically to the highest installed, non-demo version of Adabas Fastpath Online Services. The Adabas Fastpath version is displayed in the first line of screen headers. If you have not installed the INPL from the Adabas Fastpath installation tape, "Demo" will be appended to the version in this line. From the main menu you can then use PF12 to obtain a list of installed versions, from which you may select one.

Note
From the Adabas Fastpath main menu, you may switch to the online systems of Adabas System Coordinator, Adabas Vista, Adabas SAF Security or Adabas Transaction Manager by pressing PF11. This will result in a window appearing within which you can make your product selection. You may also switch from any screen with a command line by entering the appropriate three-character code (for example, AVI for Adabas Vista) as a command. You may only switch to the same version of another online system.

## Navigation

You can access Adabas Fastpath Online Services screens in two ways:

- sequentially by selecting a menu option and entering it in the Option field; or

- directly by typing one of the numerical commands indicated in the following table on the command line.

For example, entering the command 1.1 on the command line directly accesses the Buffer List screen within the Parameter Maintenance function without first accessing the Parameter Maintenance menu.

Function | Object | Command
--- | --- | ---
System Settings | Menu | 0
LFILE 152 Maintenance | 1
SAF Security Settings | 2
Maintenance | Menu | 1
Buffer Parameters | 1.1
Buffer Add | 1.1.1
File Parameters | 1.1
File Add | 1.2.1
Client Runtime Controls | 1.3
Current Activity Displays | Menu | 2
Buffer Display | 2.1
Database List | 2.2
File Lists | 2.2.1
File Set Summary List | 2.2.2
File Set List | 2.2.3
Optimized Job List | 2.3
System Job List | 2.4
Buffer History | Menu | 3
Online Printing (AFPCMD) |  | 4
Special Services | Menu | 5
Buffer | 5.1
Database Component | 5.2
Local SYSAFP | 5.3
Fix Display | 5.4
Online Sampling (AFPLOOK) | Menu | 6
Start AFPLOOK | 6.1
Display Files | 6.2
Display File Detail | 6.2.1
Display Summary | 6.3
About Adabas Fastpath | List | 7

## PF Keys

Adabas Fastpath Online Services uses PF keys for various actions. Key functions are standard throughout the system, wherever possible. The PF keys that apply to each screen are indicated at the bottom of the screen.

The following keys apply throughout the system:

PF Key | Function | Description
--- | --- | ---
1 | Help | Invoke the help specific to the current screen
3 | Quit | Quit and return to the previous screen
12 | Menu | Return immediately to the main menu

The following keys apply generally, depending upon the type of action or function in use:

PF Key | Function | Description
--- | --- | ---
4 | Refr | Active screens: refresh the data
5 | Upd | Maintenance screens: commit the update
7 | Top | Lists: return to the top of the list
8 | Next | Lists: move to the next page
10 | Add | Maintenance screens: add an object

## Online Help

Online help information can be invoked using PF1. 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. An example of a help screen follows:

    15:40:35 ***** A D A B A S   FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****              2025-05-19
             H E L P for Buffer Parameter Maintenance      Page 1 of 1        F11100H1

      This screen allows the user to select from a list of Adabas Fastpath Buffers.
      All buffers are shown even though they may not be accessible from the current
      environment. This allows any parameters to be maintained and controlled from
      any environment with access to the configuration file.
      The SVC and DBID shown are for the Buffer; do not confuse with file and
      database parameters.
      If the list extends to more than one page, then PF6 may be used to restart the
      list at the top, PF7 to move back a page, PF8 to move to the next page and PF9
      to the bottom of the list.

      The following options are available:
      1 ADD     - PF10 is used
      2 MODIFY  - 'm' = modification of detailed parameters
      3 DISPLAY - 'd' = display buffer parameter details
      4 PURGE   - 'p' = deletion of buffer and any file parameters
      5 RENAME  - 'r' = rename of the buffer and any file parameters
      6 COPY    - 'c' = copy buffer and any files to a new name
      7 FILE    - 'f' = display list of file and database parameters for the buffer

          Enter options 1 to 7 for Help about the individual functions, or,
       .  '.' to End Help, '-' for Previous Pages

##### Help Screen Example

In the above example, you can navigate by entering

- | to move backwards and up a menu level; or
1 through 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; and
- | to move to a previous page until page 1, then back up a level.

### On this page

- Online Services Main Menu
- Navigation
- PF Keys
- Online Help