APFLOOK (Optimization Sampling)

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# APFLOOK (Optimization Sampling)

AFPLOOK can be used to determine whether or not Adabas Fastpath optimization for specific databases or files should be used. This section describes how to use AFPLOOK in online mode.

Note
This section describes only the usage of AFPLOOK using Online Services. For a complete description, see the section AFPLOOK.

- AFPLOOK Menu

- Starting an AFPLOOK Session

- AFPLOOK File Summary

- AFPLOOK Summary Display

## AFPLOOK Menu

Selecting option code `6` from the Online Services main menu or entering the command 6 on the command line displays the AFPLOOK Services menu:

    18:10:59 ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****        2025-05-19
                             -  Afplook Services  -                          F16000MA

                                Code    Service
                                ----    --------------------
                                 1      Start Afplook
                                 2      File Display
                                 3      Display Summary
                                 4      Freeze/Pause Afplook
                                 5      Release Afplook
                                 .      Exit
                                ----    --------------------
                        Code ..: _

                                DB ID: 131    NUC131
                                Status: Active
                                User= UKPAL  May 19,2025 17:52
                                System Coordinator Node: _____

      Command ==>
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
           Help        Exit                                                  Menu

##### AFPLOOK Menu

The following fields are provided:

Field | Description
--- | ---
Code | For a specified database, the options provided can be used to start, stop, release, or display information for the database as a whole or for individual files. Note Adabas Fastpath automatically detects when a database supported by a cluster of Adabas nuclei, either in a single operating system image (ADASMP) or across multiple operating system images (Adabas Cluster Services), has been selected for AFPLOOK. In this case, a separate menu screen is displayed so that you can indicate which nucleus is to be used.
DB ID / Status / User | These fields contain: the number of the database for which AFPLOOK is currently active. This number may have been carried forward from a previous action. the name of the database job. the AFPLOOK status. the user who started AFPLOOK for the database, and when it was started (date and time).
System Coordinator Node | The Adabas System Coordinator Node ID is required for a clustered database only when it is not already known by the system. If this is the case, you are prompted to enter the Node ID.

Because only one AFPLOOK can be active for a database at one time, a strict record of events is needed to establish sequence.

The screen example shows the status of database 131 as active. To display the AFPLOOK status of a different database, you may change the database number and press Enter. This may show that the new database is not active or it may say "AFPADA not installed". Otherwise, the name changes and the status of the new database is displayed.

- Initially, AFPLOOK is at status released : a start can only be invoked when this status is current.

- Once at status started, AFPLOOK can be stopped (but not directly released).

- Status stopped can then be changed to released, at which point all statistics are discarded.

Statistics, both general and for files, can be displayed when the status is either active or stopped. When the Adabas nucleus terminates normally, any active or stopped statistics are printed on the DDPRINT file. AFPLOOK statistics can also be printed using AFPCMD.

## Starting an AFPLOOK Session

Selecting option code `1` from the AFPLOOK Services menu or entering 6.1 on any command line displays the AFPLOOK Start Sampling screen:

    16:36:23 ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****      2025-05-19
              -  Afplook - Start Sampling for DB 198  -                   F16100MA

              Maximum Files                         64           (See Note 2)
              Max.Commands/Descriptors per File     32
              Maximum Concurrent Users             100
              Max.CIDs per User                     10

              Max.Commands to Sample                 0           (0=No Limit)
              Restrict to Job Name            ________

              Restrict to Files _____   _____   _____   _____   _____   _____

              Notes: 1. To sample ALL files - leave the above file table empty
                     2. Max. files will be set automatically if file numbers
                             are selected

              Press PF5 to Confirm Start

      Command ==>
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
           Help        Exit        Start                                     Menu

##### Start APFLOOK Processing

The parameters on this screen are described briefly in the following table. Initially, default values for the parameters are shown. You can modify certain parameter values from this screen.

Parameter | Description
--- | ---
Maximum Files | The maximum number of files to be sampled. If one or more files are specified in the parameter `Restrict to Files`, this parameter will be set automatically to the number of restricted files.
Maximum Commands/Descriptors per File | The maximum number of command/descriptor pairs which can be included in the sampling session. This parameter controls the table size for each file. When all entries are used, the last table entry is used as a general accumulator.
Maximum Concurrent Users | The maximum number of concurrent users for this sampling session. When all user table entries are full, new users reuse the least active/oldest user in the table. This may lead to inaccurate reports if the table size is too small. The number of reused user areas is shown in the sample summary section.
Maximum CIDs per User | The maximum number of Command IDs per user for this sampling session. If this maximum is reached, additional commands will be ignored.
Maximum Commands to Sample | The maximum number of commands to be sampled. A value of 0 indicates no restriction.
Restrict to Job Name | The sampling session is to be restricted to commands for the specified job, or for a series of jobs that match the job name as defined using an asterisk (*) as a wild card character.
Restrict to Files | The sampling session is to be restricted to the files specified.

## AFPLOOK File Summary

Selecting option code `2` from the AFPLOOK Services menu or entering 6.2 on any command line displays the AFPLOOK File Summary screen.

This screen lists the active files for the selected database, the number of commands for each file, and the potential optimization.

    12:31:26     ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****           2025-05-19
                        Afplook - Files Summary for DB 198                   F16200MA

                     Started: May  19,2025 at: 12:30 by: UKDEV1

      C   Fnr      Total         Direct Access             RCs        Sequential
      _    11
      x    18    3071741 (91%)          480751 (16%)       440           2590453 (84%)
      _    21        166                    37 (22%)         2 ( 1%)         115 (69%)
      _    24
      _    27        524                   200 (38%)       110 (21%)         145 (28%)
      _    28       1126                   631 (56%)       117 (10%)         192 (17%)
      _    30     121927 ( 4%)           30121 (25%)     17411 (14%)       63882 (52%)
      _    31      68034 ( 2%)           21588 (32%)     16214 (24%)       25353 (37%)
      _    32      12596                  5936 (47%)      3900 (31%)        1705 (14%)
      _    33       3649                  3649
      _    34        833                   188 (23%)        65 ( 8%)         486 (58%)
      _    37          2                     1 (50%)         1 (50%)
      Total      3382726 (100%)

      Mark to Display File Details

      Command ==>
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
           Help        Exit  Refr                                Sumry

##### APFLOOK File Summary

The following fields are provided:

Field | Description
--- | ---
C | This field can be marked to display further details for a file.
Fnr | Adabas file number.
Total | The number of commands for this file, and the percentage of file commands to database commands.
Direct Access | The number of direct access commands for this file, and the percentage of potential optimization for direct access commands.
RC | The number of `Release Command ID` commands for this file, and the percentage of potential optimization for `RC` commands. The Adabas RC command releases one or more Command IDs currently assigned to a user. See the Adabas Command Reference documentation for more information. When a direct access command is optimized, it is often possible to optimize its matching `RC` command. The RCs column indicates the potential cases. `RC` commands cannot be optimized for sequential (that is, read-ahead) access.
Sequential | The number of sequential commands for this file, and the percentage of potential optimization for sequential commands.
Total (bottom of screen) | The total number of commands for all files.

In the above example, file 18 would be a prime candidate for optimization in that 91% of the database commands are for file 18. In addition, the sampling indicates that 16% of direct access commands and 84% of sequential access for file 18 can be optimized using Adabas Fastpath.

Further details for a file can be obtained by

- marking column C for the file, or

- entering 6.2.1 on any command line to display a previously accessed file.

The File Details screen will appear. This screen provides information for each command/descriptor pair which could be defined for Adabas Fastpath optimization.

    12:32:21  ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****            2025-05-19
                    - Afplook - Details for DB 198   File 19 -             F16210MA

                     Started: May  19,2025 at: 12:30 by: UKDEV1

      CC DE Direct Acc        RCs  Sequential  Sequences        Non-Qualifying
      L3 KK     480777        415     2590506     480362        Updates 34
      L1 --          2                                          Inserts 1620
      L9 KK         15         15                               Deletes 1670
      S1 KK         10         10
                                                                Prefetch 0
                                                                Excluded 2255
                                                                Spare 0
                                                                No CID 0
                                                                Max.CIDs 0
                                                                Bad Rsp. 0
                                                                Max.Rec.Buff.Len
      Total     480804        440     2590506                    Direct Acc 1120
      Total Commands for File                    3071847         Sequential 1120

      Command ==>
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
           Help        Exit  Refr  Parms                    File              Menu

##### APFLOOK File Details Display

For information on how to interpet the above information, refer to the section APFLOOK.

## AFPLOOK Summary Display

Selecting option code 3 from the AFPLOOK Services menu, or pressing PF10 from the Files Summary screen displays the AFPLOOK Summary screen.

This screen summarizes the potential for Adabas Fastpath optimization. It is important to note that whereas the estimates provided are useful in determining where optimization potential may exist, it cannot be guaranteed that this potential will always be attained to the extent estimated.

    12:33:10  ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****            2025-05-19
                    -  Afplook - Summary for DB 198 -                      F16300MA

                   Afplook Started May  19,2025 at 12:30 by   UKDEV1

      ----------------------- Potential Optimization Summary ---------------------

               Sampled Commands                    Potential Optimization

      Sampled File Commands    3383333 (75%)  <=== Sequential:        2722211 (80%)
                                                   Direct Access:      579729 (17%)
                                                             RCs:       58540 ( 2%)

      Excluded Commands        1130492 (25%)
      Totals                   4513825 (100%)                         3360480 (74%)

    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Command ==>
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
           Help        Exit  Refr                                File  More  Menu

##### AFPLOOK Summary Display

Refer to the section AFPLOOK for descriptions of the statistics shown.

Pressing PF11 on the previous screen displays the Summary Command Analysis screen:

    12:33:41  ***** A D A B A S  FASTPATH SERVICES v.r.s *****            2025-05-19
                     -  Afplook - Summary for DB 198  -                    F16300MB

                 Afplook Started May  19,2025 at 12:30 by   UKDEV1

      ----------------------------- Command Analysis -------------------------------
      Rejected Commands:
               Max.Users Exceeded:
               Max.CIDs Exceeded:
               Max.Files Exceeded:
      Excluded Commands:
               Bad Commands:                  365
               Non-File Commands:         1000944
               Non-File RCs:                31309
               Excluded File Commands:      44988
               Update Commands:             52886
               Already Prefetched:                       1130492  (25%)
      Sampled File Commands:                             3383333  (75%)
      All Commands Seen:                                 4513825 (100%)

      ------- Parameters and High Water Marks          Reused User Areas:
      Max.Files: 64    Files Needed: 21         Max. DE: 32    Overflows:
      Max.Users: 100   Peak Users:   9          Max.CID: 10    Peak CIDs:  5

    Command ==>
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12
           Help        Exit  Refr                                File  Prev  Menu

##### AFPLOOK Command Summary Display

This screen summarizes command processing and also displays the parameters that were used for the sampling session.

Refer to the section AFPLOOK for descriptions of the statistics shown.

### On this page

- AFPLOOK Menu
- Starting an AFPLOOK Session
- AFPLOOK File Summary
- AFPLOOK Summary Display