The Object Handler provides special features in the Tools menu to display status information and reports, check and modify trace settings and transfer work files to and from remote environments.
This section covers the following topics:
Displays the Object Handler functions currently used, the user environment, the Workplan library and the current usage of Work Files 1 to 15.
To display the status
From the Tools menu, choose Show Status.
Displays the last internal command issued by the processing interface of the Object Handler and possible return codes and messages.
To display the last result
From the Tools menu, choose Last Result.
Activates or deactivates the trace function. Traces record internal Object Handler program flows to provide control information for error diagnoses. The trace option is set off by default.
To change the setting
From the Tools menu, choose Trace Setting.
To maintain permanent trace files in remote environments
From the Actions menu, choose Change Workplan Library and proceed as described in Remote Environments in Change Workplan Library in the section Administration.
Lists the objects processed with the unload, load, scan or find function, and records errors that may interrupt processing. The report option is set on by default and is displayed after the unload, load, scan or find function has been executed.
To display the contents of the latest report file
From the Tools menu, choose Show Report File.
To change the settings in local environments
From the Options menu, choose Settings and the tabbed page General.
In the Settings window, on the tabbed page Options, select the option button Use additional options and choose the Set button.
Choose the tabbed page General.
For possible settings, see General in the section Settings - Options.
To maintain permanent report files in remote environments
From the Actions menu, choose Change Workplan Library and proceed as described in Remote Environments in Change Workplan Library in the section Administration.
Only applicable to remote environments located on mainframe platforms.
Transfers the contents of work files from local environments to mainframe servers and vice versa. The work files must be of corresponding types. See also Work File Format in the section Work Files.
