Displaying System Information

This document provides information on the commands that are available in the Tools > System Information menu. The following commands are available:


System Files

You can display the current assignments for all Natural system files (such as database ID and file number).

Start of instruction setTo display the current system file assignments

  1. In the library workspace, select either the local environment or the remote environment.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose System Information > System Files.

    Or:
    When the Tools toolbar is shown, choose the following toolbar button.

    System files

    The assignments are shown in a dialog box. The content of this dialog box depends on the environment that is currently active.

    System files

    See also the description of the system command SYSPROF.

Work and Print Files

You can display work and print files information.

Start of instruction setTo display work and print file information

  1. In the library workspace, select either the local environment or the remote environment.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose System Information > Work and Print Files.

    Or:
    When the Tools toolbar is shown, choose the following toolbar button.

    Work and print files

    The information is shown in a dialog box. The content of this dialog box depends on the environment that is currently active.

    Work and print files

  3. In the tree, which is shown on the left, select or expand a node to display the corresponding information. For example, select Work Files to display information about the defined work files.

    See also the description of the system command SYSFILE.

  4. Optional. From the View menu, choose Product Workspace to toggle the display of the tree.

Last Message

You can display additional information about the error situation which has occurred last in the active environment.

Start of instruction setTo display information on the last error

  1. In the library workspace, select either the local environment or the remote environment.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose System Information > Last Message.

    When an error has occurred previously in the selected environment, the corresponding error message is shown in a dialog box. Example:

    Last message

    For a remote environment, the environment name is shown in the title bar.

  3. Choose the Details button to display detailed information on the selected error in a dialog box.

    See also the description of the system command LASTMSG.

Technical Information

You can display technical information about the active environment (such as the operating system and the version number of the platform-specific Natural installation, or whether Natural Security is active).

Start of instruction setTo display technical information

  1. In the library workspace, select either the local environment or the remote environment.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose System Information > Technical Information.

    The information is shown in a dialog box.

    Technical information

    See also the description of the system command TECH.

Product Information

You can display a list of all products that are installed in the active environment.

Start of instruction setTo display product information

  1. In the library workspace, select either the local environment or the remote environment.

  2. From the Tools menu, choose System Information > Product Information.

    The information is shown in a window.

    Product information

  3. Optional. From the View menu, choose Product Workspace to toggle the display of the tree which is shown on the left.

    See also the description of the system command SYSPROD.