Accessing the file path

To analyze files such as VSAM, load libraries, or journals, select the Files option (F) on the Main Menu or enter fast path F. from any panel.

This action displays the Application Datasets panel, which is the initial panel on the Files path. A horizontal menu of the remaining file-related topics appears in each panel in the Files path. For example, see the horizontal menu in the upper part of the panel in Figure 1. To directly navigate to the other file options, enter the fast path F.x, where x is the selection letter.

In addition, you can find task-specific file statistics on any task detail display. To access a Task Detail panel, zoom on a specific task from any task summary display. You can find task summaries on the Tasks Path, the Historical Transaction Overview panel (fast path H.A), the VSAM String and Buffer Waits display (fast path F.I), several options on the Databases path, and the Enqueue Resource Detail display (fast path B.H). Scroll through the task detail information until you find file statistics. These statistics consist of counts by type of request for each VSAM file accessed by the task.