ZUDFM OAH-help for ZUDFM OA commands
Use this command to get help information about specified ZUDFM commands.
Requirements and restrictions
- Initialize the help database with the INIT parameter before using this command.
- The TPF system must have get file storage (GFS) pools enabled before you can use this command. Pools are not enabled until the system is cycled to CRAS state or above.
Format
Note: You can use the ZUDFM OAH command, the ZUDFM HELP
command, or the ZUDFM QUESTION command.
- INIT
- initializes the help table. You must initialize the help table before using the ZUDFM OAH command.
- REF
- displays the segments used to build the help menu.
- tradlinenum
- is the number of the traditional ZUDFM command that you want to display information about. See TPFDF Utilities for a list of the traditional and standard ZUDFM commands.
- tradcommand
- is the traditional ZUDFM command, by name, that you want to display information about. See TPFDF Utilities for a list of the traditional and standard ZUDFM commands.
- BUILD
- initializes the help table. You must initialize the help table before you use the ZUDFM HELP or ZUDFM QUESTION command.
- stdlinenum
- is the number of the standard ZUDFM command that you want to display information about. See TPFDF Utilities for a list of the traditional and standard ZUDFM commands.
- stdcommand
- is the standard ZUDFM command, by name, that you want to display information about. See TPFDF Utilities for a list of the traditional and standard ZUDFM commands.
Additional information
- If you use ZUDFM OAH without any parameters, all the ZUDFM commands that are available on your system are displayed.
- You may not be authorized to use every command on which you can receive help information. Command authorizations are determined by a restriction table edited with the ZUDFM OAE command.
Examples
The following example displays all the ZUDFM OA commands that are available on your system. This display is the main index to the help table.
User: ZUDFM OAH
System: UDFM0241I SYSTEM HELP UTILITY -- OA ------------------------------------------------ 0001 OA* TPFDB FILE DISPLAY 0002 OA/ BASIC INITIALIZATION 0003 OAA ADD LREC TO FILE 0004 OAC COPY/RESTORE FUNCTION 0005 OAE OA ENTRY RESTRICTION HANDLING 0006 OAF FILE CHAINING DISPLAY 0007 OAH HELP UTILITY FOR OA-PACKAGE 0008 OAI INITIALIZATION OF OA-WORKFILE 0009 OAI/DBTAB CENTRAL DESCRIPTOR MAINTENANCE 0010 OAI/FILE DSECT LABEL DISPLAY 0011 OAINIT INITIALIZE TRADIT AND TPFDB FILES 0012 OAL OA MODIFICATION LOG 0013 OAP COMPRESS CURRENT FILE 0014 OAR REPLACE EXISTING LREC 0015 OAS DISPLAY PARAM-/DATA-BLOCK IN SSTR 0016 OAT READ AND STORE MACRO LABEL SET 0017 OAX DELETE LREC 0018 OAZ DISPLAY TOD-CLOCK CONVERSION The following example displays which modules were used to create the tables once the help database is initialized.
User: ZUDFM OAHREF
System: UDFM0242I HELP UTILITY - PROGRAM REFERENCES ---------------------------------------------------- 0001 ? UFC4 0002 ACCESS UFC3 0003 ADD UFC1 0004 COPY UFC7 0005 DEF UFC2 0006 DELETE UFC5 0007 DISPLAY UFC4 0008 FAD UFC5 _ 0009 FCH UFC1 0010 FILE UFC4 0011 HELP UFC4 0012 INFO UFC4 0013 INIT UFC6 0014 LOG UFC1 0015 MLS UFC5 0016 OA* UFCB 0017 OA/ UFCE 0018 OAA UFCAThe following example displays information about the specified line number.
User: ZUDFM OAH11
System: UDFM0243I TPFDF HELP FACILITY O A - H E L P - OAINIT INITIALIZE TRADIT AND TPFDB FILES --------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION: INITIALIZATION OF TRADITIONAL AND TPFDB FILES RESTRICTION: NOT ALLOWED DURING RECOUP OR ZCREC FILE UTI- LITY AND RESTRICTED ONLINE VIA OA-ENTRY TABLE REFERENCE: SEE UFB DOCUMENTATION ENTRIES: OAINIT ID/.. INITIALIZE SPECIFIC ID AND SPECIFIC FVN WITH ID/.. FVN/.. OAINIT ID/..!BOR - EOR INITIALIZE SPECIFIC ID FROM BOR TO EOR AND SPEC FVN WITH ID/.. FVN/.. OAINIT ID/..!BOR - LAST INITIALIZE SPECIFIC ID FROM BOR TO THE LAST ORDINAL AND SPECIFIC FVN WITH ID/.. FVN/.. The following example displays help information about the specified ZUDFM command. Depending on the command, you may get several help panels to browse.
User: ZUDFM OAHOAR
System: UDFM0243I TPFDF HELP FACILITY O A - H E L P - OAR REPLACE EXISTING LOGICAL RECORD ------------------------------------------------------------- DESCRIPTION: REPLACE LREC WITH A NEW ITEM SPECIFIED IN INPUT MESSAGE. THE SIZE OF THE NEW LREC IS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTED AND DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SPECIFIED IN THE INPUT. A PREVIOUS OA* DISPLAY IS REQUIRED FOR SEQ-DISCREPANCY- CHECK. THE DELIMITER -!- IS USED TO SWITCH BETWEEN HEX AND CHAR INPUT. RESTRICTION: NONE REFERENCE: SEE UFB DOCUMENTATION ENTRIES: OARN/XX!CCC!XX!C REPLACE LREC NBR -N- BY SPECIFIED ITEM. X-HEX/C-CHAR INPUT. N-DEC NBR 1-9999. OARN/LBL-.../XX!C!XX/LBL- REPLACE 1 OR MORE FIELDS WITH LABELNAME ... IN EXISTING LREC N WITH GIVEN HEX/CHAR VALUE.