SYSBPM Direct Commands

The SYSBPM direct commands described in this section can be used to directly execute SYSBPM utility functions or navigate in SYSBPM screens in online or batch mode. For additional SYSBPM direct commands that only apply to particular screens, refer to the sections where the individual SYSBPM functions are documented.

SYSBPM direct commands that refer to the BP cache or buffer pool hash table only apply to buffuffer pools of the type Natural (TYPE=NAT), see TYPE - Type of Buffer Pool in the BPI - Buffer Pool Initialization documentation.

The following table lists all SYSBPM direct commands (including subcommands) provided, the parameters that can be used with the commands, and the equivalent SYSBPM menu functions.

The SYSBPM direct commands listed below can be entered in the Command line of any SYSBPM screen. To execute a SYSBPM direct command from any other command prompt or in batch mode, the direct command must be preceded by the keyword SYSBPM, for example: 

SYSBPM ADD BLACKLIST

An underlined portion of a SYSBPM command represents its minimum abbreviation. Parameter values that are required by a command are represented by letters in italics.

Command Parameters Function
+ none Scrolls one page down in a list.
- none Scrolls one page up in a list.
ADD BLACKLIST none Invokes the Maintain Blacklist screen described in Blacklist Maintenance.
ADD SET library-name set-name Adds all objects of a specified object set to the blacklist as described in Add Object Set to Blacklist.
BLACKLIST none Invokes the Blacklist Maintenance menu.
BOTTOM none Scrolls to the end of a list.
CANCEL none Same as EXIT.
CHECK HASH

or

CHECK HT

 none Checks the BP hash table for consistency and returns the number of inconsistencies found.

See also REBUILD HASH.

CLOSE BPC none BP cache required.

Closes the BP cache. The buffer pool runs without BP cache afterwards. You can restart the BP cache by using the INITIALIZE BPC command.

DELETE none Deletes all objects from the buffer pool and the BP cache.

If entered on the Directory Information screen: see DELETE in PF Keys and Direct Commands.

DELETE library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Deletes the specified object(s) from the buffer pool and the BP cache as described in Delete Objects.
DELETE ALL none Deletes all objects from the blacklist as described in Delete Object Set from Blacklist.
DELETE BUFFERPOOL

or

DELETE BP

 none Deletes all objects from the buffer pool only.
library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Deletes the specified object(s) from the buffer pool only.
DELETE BPC none BP cache required.

Deletes all objects from the BP cache only.
library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		BP cache required.

Deletes the specified object(s) from the BP cache only.
DELETE BLACKLIST none Invokes the Maintain Blacklist screen where you can delete blacklist entries as described in Blacklist Maintenance.
DELETE MP none Message pool required.

Deletes all messages from the message pool.

start-number end-number library-name language dbid fnr code-page Message pool required.

Deletes the specified messages from the message pool.

DELETE SET library-name set name Deletes all objects of the specified object set from the blacklist as described in Delete Object Set from Blacklist
library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Deletes the specified object(s) from the buffer pool only. .
DISPLAY ALL none Same as DISPLAY LIST.
DISPLAY BUFFERPOOL

or

DISPLAY BP

 none See Display Buffer Pools in Select Buffer Pool.
DISPLAY BLACKLIST none Invokes the Maintain Blacklist screen described in Blacklist Maintenance.
DISPLAY CDIRECTORY none BP cache required.

Invokes the Directory Information screen.

DISPLAY CGENERAL none BP cache required.

Invokes the General BP Cache Statistics screen described in General BP Cache Statistics.

DISPLAY CHASH none Invokes the function BP Cache Hash Table Statistics described in BP Cache Hash Table Statistics and displays the Cache Hash Table Collisions screen.
DISPLAY CLIST library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		BP cache required.

Invokes the List Objects screen.

In contrast to the command DISPLAY LIST, this command generates a statistics report that displays data about BP cache objects at the beginning of the list.

DISPLAY CLOAD none BP cache required.

Invokes the BP Cache Call Statistics screen described in BP Cache Statistics.

DISPLAY CSTATISTICS none BP cache required.

Invokes the BP Cache Statistics menu described in BP Cache Statistics.

DISPLAY DIRECTORY library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Invokes the Directory Information screen.
DISPLAY FRAGMENTATION none Invokes the Buffer Pool Fragmentation screen described in Buffer Pool Statistics.
DISPLAY FUNCTION none Invokes the Internal Function Usage screen described in Buffer Pool Statistics.
DISPLAY GENERAL none Invokes the General Buffer Pool Statistics screen described in Buffer Pool Statistics.
DISPLAY HASH

or

DISPLAY HT

 none Invokes the function Buffer Pool Hash Table Statistics and displays the Hash Table Collisions screen.
DISPLAY HDIRECTORY library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Invokes the Directory Information Hex screen that displays in hexadecimal format the directory information of an object.
DISPLAY HEX library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Invokes the Hexadecimal Display screen that displays in hexadecimal format the source of an object.
DISPLAY LIST library-name
object-name dbid fnr 		Invokes the List Objects screen.

In contrast to the command DISPLAY CLIST, this command generates a statistics report that displays data about buffer pool objects at the beginning of the list.

DISPLAY LOAD none Invokes the Buffer Pool Load/Locate Statistics screen described in Buffer Pool Statistics.
DISPLAY MLIST Start-number end-number library-name language dbid fnr code-page Message pool required.

Invokes the List Objects screen. Lists the selected messages from the message pool.

DISPLAY MP none Message pool required.

List all available message pools running in the current subsystem.

DISPLAY MSTATISTICS none Message pool required.

Displays Message Buffer Pool Statistics .

DISPLAY PERFORMANCE none Invokes the Performance Hints screen with performance-related statistics of a Natural buffer pool and BP cache as described in Buffer Pool Statistics and BP Cache Statistics.
DISPLAY STATISTICS none Invokes the Buffer Pool Statistics menu described in Buffer Pool Statistics.
EDIT PRELOADLIST list-name Invokes the Edit Preload List screen described in Preload List Maintenance.
EDIT MPRELOADLIST list-name Message pool required.

Invokes the Edit Message Preload List screen described in Preload List Maintenance

.
EDIT SET library-name set-name Invokes the Edit Object Set screen described in Blacklist Maintenance.
EXIT none Exit the current screen and displays the previous screen.
FLIP none Switches the PF-key line: toggles between the display of PF1 to PF12 and PF13 to PF24.
GENERATE MPRELOADLIST list-name start-number end-number gen-library language dbid fnr code-page Message pool required.

Invokes the function Generate Preload List from Message Pool.

GENERATE PRELOADLIST list-name gen-library Invokes the function Generate Preload List from Buffer Pool.
INITIALIZE none

or:
1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16

Reinitializes the buffer pool and the BP cache. If no text record size is specified, the current text record size will be taken.

Only use this function if the Current Use Count (see Directory Information) is equal to 0 (see the warning below) or if the buffer pool has been destroyed.

Warning:
If you try to reinitialize the buffer pool while objects are being executed by active sessions in this buffer pool, the Confirm Initialization window appears with the Current Use Count for this buffer pool (not counting the SYSBPM user himself). If Current Use Count is not equal to 0 (zero) and you enter a Y to confirm the reinitialization of the buffer, the results of the active sessions are unpredictable and Natural can even abend.
INITIALIZE BP none

or:
1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16

Reinitializes the buffer pool only. If no text record size is specified, the current text record size will be used.

See also the Warning above.

INITIALIZE BPC none BP cache required.

Reinitializes the BP cache only. The text record size of the BP cache is fixed (4 KB).

INITIALIZE MP none Message pool required.

Reinitializes the message pool active for SYSBPM, i.e. the contents of the message pool will be deleted.

LAST none Displays the SYSBPM direct command entered most recently.
LIST MPRELOADLIST list-name Message pool required.

Invokes the Generate Preload List from Message Buffer Pool screen for the specified object as described in Preload List Maintenance.

LIST PRELOADLIST list-name Invokes the List Preload Lists screen for the specified object as described in Preload List Maintenance.
LIST SET library-name set-name Invokes the List Object Sets screen for the specified library or object as described in Blacklist Maintenance.

Asterisk (*) is also allowed for set-name.

MENU none Invokes the SYSBPM Main Menu as described in Invoking and Operating SYSBPM.
MPRELOADLIST none Message pool required.

Invokes the Preload List Maintenance menu described in Preload List Maintenance.

PRELOADLIST none Invokes the Preload List Maintenance menu described in Preload List Maintenance.
QUIT none Same as EXIT.
REBUILD HASH

or

REBUILD HT

 none Rebuilds hash tables if inconsistencies are found with CHECK HASH.

REBUILD HASH deletes the current hash table and rebuilds a new hash table from the current buffer pool contents.

RESET BUFFERPOOL

or

RESET BP

 none Resets the buffer pool as described in Reset Buffer Pool.
RESET MP none Resets the message pool active for SYSBPM to the message pool used when Natural is started.
SELECT BUFFERPOOL

or

SELECT BP

none
or:
buffer pool name

Only applies to buffer pools of the type Natural or Sort.

Invokes a selection list of buffer pools as described in Select Buffer Pool.

If a buffer pool name is entered, it will be selected without showing the selection list.

SELECT MP

none
or:
message pool name

Message pool required.

Invokes a selection list of message pools as described in Select Buffer Pool.

If a message pool name is entered, it will be selected without showing the selection list.

SORT BPC See Command Syntax for SORT BPC below. Sorts the BP cache as described in Display Sorted Extract.
SORT BUFFERPOOL See Command Syntax for SORT below. Sorts the buffer pool as described in Display Sorted Extract.
STOP none Leaves the SYSBPM utility.
TOP none Scrolls to the beginning of a list.
WRITE BP

or

WRITE BPC

or

WRITE ALL

   Writes object directory data to a local file or a PC text file.

See also Write to Work File.

Command Syntax for SORT

SORT

BUFFERPOOL
BP

OBJECT
TOTAL
LAST

D
A

Command Syntax for SORT BPC

SORT BPC

OBJECT
TOTAL
LAST

D
A