Natural Review (REVIEW NM) is a monitoring facility that provides response time and user activity information about Natural applications running under the TP monitor CICS. The product includes a User Profile System which is an administrative facility used for defining access privileges to Review.
The Natural Review documentation contains all information required to install and use Natural Review.
This section describes the procedures for logging on to Natural Review, using the online help system, using function codes, PF keys and commands, and ending your Natural Review session.
This section covers the following topics:
When used in this documentation, the notation vrs or vr represents the relevant product version (see also Version in the Glossary).
Installing Natural Review in the Installation for z/OS documentation
Natural Review is a standard Natural application that resides in the Natural library
SYSRNM.
To access Natural Review
Access Natural as you do normally.
At the NEXT prompt, enter LOGON SYSRNM and
then MENU,
or enter SYSRNM at the NEXT prompt.
When you have successfully logged on to Natural Review, either the Natural Review logo screen or the Main Menu screen (see below) is displayed.
Note that the SYSRNM utility now runs in utility mode. This means, a
LOGON to the library SYSRNM will no longer be
performed to start the utility. See the section Utility Activation in the Natural
Utilities documentation.
If you press ENTER from the Natural Review logo screen, the Natural Review Main Menu, similar to the one shown below, is displayed.
10:11:35 ***** REVIEW NM UTILITY ***** 2006-03-02
- Main Menu -
Code Function
NM Natural Monitor System
UP User Profile System
REV00001 - Welcome to Review NM running under CICS
Command ===>
Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
Help Exit Fin
|
The Main Menu displays the Natural Review systems available at your site.
Your Natural Review user profile may be configured to bypass the Natural Review Main Menu and display one of the system menus instead.
The Main Menu provides access to the two systems of Natural Review. On the command line, type the code that corresponds to the system you wish to use, and press ENTER.
Depending on how Natural Review is configured at your site, you may use any or all of the following systems:
| Code | System | Description |
|---|---|---|
NM |
Natural Monitor | Used to obtain response time and user information about Natural applications running under CICS. |
UP |
User Profile | Used to create user profiles that define access privileges to Natural Review. |
Online help is available for Natural Review systems and functions at any time during the Natural Review session. You may view general help screens describing functions and commands or, if available, help windows for a specific data entry field:
To access the general help screens
Press PF1 or enter the HELP command on the
command line.
To access specific help windows for options available in lists
Enter a question mark (?) on the data entry field (Sel column). If
specific help is not available, the general help for the screen is displayed.
To access help about another context than the current
Enter question mark (?) or HELP followed by the function
code or command on the command line (NM system only).
The following PF keys are available within the online help system:
| PF Key | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PF3 | Exit |
Exit from the display. |
| PF7 | - |
Scroll one page backwards. |
| PF8 | + |
Scroll one page forward. |
| PF9 | - - |
Scroll to the top of the text. |
| PF10 | ++ |
Scroll to the bottom of the text. |
Natural Review systems are menu-driven. A series of function codes and commands are used to navigate through the systems.
Function codes are used to access both the Natural Review systems and the functions within each system. Functions within systems may contain several "layers" of screens.
Entering a single function code accesses one layer at a time; entering a string of function codes enables you to bypass intervening screens and go directly to the screen you want.
For example, you can display the Summary of Active Users screen by entering the following string on the command line of the Natural Review Main Menu:
NM SA
The NM code accesses the Natural Monitor system, and the SA
code accesses the Summary of Active Users screen.
Similarly, you can list the reports that have been started on the Natural Monitor system by entering the following on the command line of the Natural Review Main Menu:
NM RT LS
The NM code accesses the Natural Monitor system, the RT code
accesses the Response Time Subsystem, and the LS code
accesses the Started Reports screen.
Commands are used to perform specific tasks within a function.
To issue a Natural Review command
Type the command on the command line and press ENTER;
or press the PF key corresponding to the command, if applicable.
A command may be included in a string, provided the command is the last element.
Some commands are standard throughout Natural Review, and may be issued from any screen. These include:
| Command | PF Key | Description |
|---|---|---|
COLOR OFF |
Return to a noncolor display. | |
COLOR ON |
Display color attributes, if applicable. | |
EXIT |
PF3 | Terminate the function and return to the menu screen that precedes it. |
FIN or QUIT |
PF12 | Terminate the Natural Review session. Assigned to PF12 on the
Natural Review Main Menu.
On all other screens PF12 returns you to the Natural Review Main Menu. |
HELP or ? |
PF1 | Display the help screens for a particular screen or field. The question mark
(?) is used to display help for a specific field. A keyword may be entered after
HELP.
|
LFILE |
Display the used system files and allow to change the Natural Review repository files. | |
LOGO |
Display the logo screen. | |
LOGON library
|
Log on to the specified Natural library. | |
MENU |
PF12 | Terminate the function, and return to the Natural Review Main Menu, except when you are already on the Natural Review Main Menu. There PF12 terminates the Natural Review session. |
MSG |
Display detailed explanations of Natural Review messages. May be issued with or without a message number. If no message number is included, Natural Review displays the explanation for the last message received. | |
REVPROD |
Display the version number of the Natural Review subsystems being used in the current session of Natural Review. |
The following PF keys are available on most Natural Monitor screens:
| PF Key | Command | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PF1 | Help |
Access the help system. |
| PF3 | Exit |
Exit from the display. |
| PF12 | Menu |
Return to the Natural Review Main Menu. |
Other Natural Review commands and PF keys are local to a particular system or function. These commands are usually shown on the relevant screen and have PF keys assigned to them.
Commands used in the list functions are not displayed on the screen. These commands may be displayed by using the online help system.
Examples of list functions include the List Started Reports
(LS) functions in the Natural Monitor system, and the List User
Profiles (LU) function in the User Profile
System.
There are several ways to end a Natural Review session. Any one of the following may be used:
To end the function you are using and return to the menu from which the function was
called
Press PF3;
or enter the EXIT command on the command line and press
ENTER.
To end the function you are using and return to the Natural Review Main Menu
Press PF12;
or enter the MENU command on the command line and press
ENTER.
To end your Natural Review session while on the Natural Review Main Menu
Press PF3 (Exit);
or press PF12 (Fin).
To end your Natural Review session from the command line of any Natural Review
function
Enter the FIN command on the command line and press
ENTER;
or enter the QUIT command on the command line and press
ENTER.
