Function Codes and Commands

This section covers the following topics:

Command Modes

The Command line appears at the bottom of each screen in Natural Review. It is used to access a specific function and/or to issue a processing command.

Natural Monitor provides a menu structure to help access specific screens and issue related commands. Experienced users of Natural Review often bypass the menu structure by typing a string of function codes on the Command line, in some cases followed by a command.

Example:

  • Using the menu structure, you can access the Edit Report screen only by first accessing the Response Time Subsystem menu from the Natural Monitor System menu.

  • Using a function code string, you can access the Edit Report screen directly from the Natural Monitor System menu: 

    RT ER reportname

The tables below list the function codes, PF keys, and commands available within Natural Monitor.

Function Codes

Valid function codes are listed on menu screens. A string of function codes must reflect the sequence of menu screens for the particular system of Review you are accessing. Refer to the Natural Monitor System Diagram for the specific sequence of function codes.

To access the Natural Monitor system from User Profile System and vice versa, prefix the function code string with the appropriate system code as follows:

  • NM for Natural Monitor

  • UP for User Profile Sytem

The following table lists function codes for Natural Monitor:

Function Code Description
RT ER Edit report definitions.
RT EX Expanded history list.
RT LH List history reports.
RT LR List report definitions.
RT LS List started reports.
RT PH Purge history reports.
RT PR Purge report definition.
RT PS Purge started report.
RT PX Purge start range.
RT PY Purge end range.
RT RF Refresh started report.
RT RT Display Response Time Subsystem menu.
RT ST Start report.
RT VD View detailed records.
RT VH View graph horizontally.
RT VT View transaction summary.
RT VW View graph vertically.
SA SA Display Summary of Active Users report.
TE EI Environmental information.
TE HC History session control.
UP EU Edit user profiles.
UP LU List user profiles.
UP UP Display User Profile System menu.

Commands

The following table describes commands used within Natural Monitor.

The Use category in the table lists the functions in which the command applies. Subfunctions are separated from the function with a slash (/); multiple subfunctions are separated from each other by a dash (-).

Command PF Key Description Use
+, FWD PF8 Scroll forward one screen. In several functions.
-, BACK PF7 Scroll backward one screen. In several functions.
- -, TOP   Position to the top. In several functions.
ACALL PF7 Display the average number of database calls issued for each transaction within a specific response time interval or range. RT/VH-VW
CALLS PF5 Display the total number of database calls issued for the total number of transactions within each specific response time interval or range. RT/VH-VW
CANCEL   Terminate specified session abnormally. A session may be cancelled by TP user ID, terminal name, or session ID (SID). See below: 
CANCEL U=userid
  CANCEL sid
  CANCEL T=terminalname
SA, SA/PICK
COLOR OFF   Return the terminal display to monochrome. All
COLOR ON   Set the terminal display to color. All
CURR PF2 Toggle to current data from historical data. RT/EX-VD-VH-VW
DETAIL
DET		 PF5 Provide detailed information about Natural applications and program usage. RT/VT
DISPLAY
DI		   Valid versions of this command are: 
DISPLAY ACT
  DISPLAY ALL

The DISPLAY ACT version of the command causes all users except those with status Inactive or Terminate to be displayed. The DISPLAY ALL version causes a list of all users who have invoked Natural to be displayed, regardless of whether they are currently active.

SA
END PF12 End the Review session. All
ER   Access the Edit Report screen for a report on the list. RT/all
EX   List dates and time of historical snapshots. RT/all
EXIT PF3 Return to the previous screen, or return to a main menu. All
FIN PF12 End a Review session. All
FORCE   Deactivates Review monitoring for the specified session. It does not affect the Natural session. A session may be forced by TP user ID, terminal name or session ID. Valid versions of this command are: 
FORCE U=userid
  FORCE sid
  FORCE T=terminalname
SA, SA/PICK
HELP PF1 Access the help system.
Valid command syntax: HELP [command] 		All
HIGH PF7 Display The Highest 20 window from the Summary of Active Users display. SA
HIST PF2 Access historical data. RT/VD-VH-VW
HORI PF10 Display a horizontal graph. RT/VW-VH
LEFT PF10 Scroll display left one screen. RT/VD, SA/PICK/NCT, SA
LFILE   Display and change LFILE settings. All
LOGO   Display the logo screen. All
LOW PF6 Display The Lowest 20 window from the Summary of Active Users display. SA
MENU PF12 Return to the Natural Monitor main menu. All
MSG   Display an extended error message online.
Example: MSG REV00001, MSG1		 All
NCT PF9 Display the Natural call table listing programs accessed by user's last or current transaction. SA/PICK
NEXT   Go to the next time interval of historical data. RT/LH/VD-VH-VW
NEXT PF8 Display the next user from a list of users on the Summary of Active User's screen. SA/PICK
PH   Purge a historical snapshot RT/LH-LR-LS-EX
PICK PF9 Select one of the following for display: database, buffer pool display, transaction, user ID. RT/VD, SA, SA/HIGH-LOW
PR   Purge a report definition RT/LR-LS
PREV   Go to the previous time interval of historical data. RT/LH-VD-VH-VW
PS   Purge a started report. RT/LR-LS
PX   Purge start range. RT/LH-LR-LS/EX
PY   Purge end range. RT/LH-LR-LS/EX
QUIT PF12 End the Review session. All
REFRESH PF9 Refresh the Natural call table display with updated information. SA/PICK/NCT
RESET   Reset all transaction and database statistic fields to zero and release all unused RUAB storage. TE/EI
RF   Restart a started report. RT/LR-LS
REVPROD   Display version number of all subsystems being used in this session of Natural Review. All
RIGHT PF11 Scroll display right one screen. RT/VD, SA/PICK/NCT, SA
SAVE PF5 Save report or other data RT/ER
ST PF6 Start report or simulation. RT/ER
START   Start the Natural Monitor history session. All
STERM
SORTTERM		   Sort users in ascending order by terminal name. SA
SSID
SORTSID		 PF5 Sort users in ascending order by SID. SA
STOP   Terminate the Natural Monitor history session. TE/HC
SUM
SUMMARY		 PF6 Summarize transactions; does not display detailed Natural program data. RT/VT
SUSER
SORTUSER		 PF4 Sort the Summary of Active Users display by user ID. Use: SA PF4
TERM
TERMNAT		   Terminate specified session normally. A session may be terminated by TP user ID, terminal name, or session ID. The command format is the following: TERMNAT U=userid
TERMNAT sid
TERMNAT T=terminalname		 SA, SA/PICK
TOGGLE   Switch between current and history report data. RT/VD-VH-VW
TOP   Return to the top of the display. RT/EX-LH-LR-LS-VD-VT, SA
TRANS PF4 Display response times, for transactions, in vertical or horizontal graph. (system default) RT/VH-VW
VD   Display detailed records for a report. RT/all
VERT   Display a vertical graph. RT/VH-VW
VH   Display a horizontal graph. RT/all
VT   Display a transaction summary. RT/LR-LS
VW   Display a historical snapshot or vertical graph. RT/all