Help for Real-Time File Monitor
Version
V2.0 Date: 2001/09/03
Installation
The File Monitor can be installed in any library by restoring the
save file supplied.
Inventory
XUADDMSG *PGM Utility to log messages
XUCMNDTA *PGM Access XUCMNPAR data-area
XUCMNSET *PGM Setup common parameters
XUFILMON *PGM File Monitor main program
XUHELPER *PGM Help processor
XUINVITE *PGM Invited display reader
XUODPWLK *PGM Walk ODP chain
XUPARSER *PGM Script parser and interpreter
XUSCRNAS *PGM 5250 Data-stream generator
XUSCRNFM *PGM Screen formatter
XUSCRNIO *PGM Top-level screen handler
XUWRKSET *PGM Work with Settings
XUSFILES *FILE Source file with scripts
XUTIMOUT *FILE Display file for timed reads
XUADDMSG *CMD Command for XUADDMSG
XUFILMON *CMD Command for XUFILMON
Trial Period
The product has a 14-day free trial period beginning when
the File Monitor is run for the first time. After the trial period
has expired, a product license code is needed for continued
operation.
Installation
Attached to this Email is a self-extracting "zipped" file
(SAVXUF.EXE). Open the attachment. It will ask you where to store
the contents. Select any convenient folder (e.g. C:\TEMP) or just
use the default.
On your iSeries, sign on with a User Profile that has enough authority
to restore programs and to create libraries if you elect to do so.
You can use one of your existing libraries or create one called
anything you like, e.g. XULIB. Create a save file in that library
called SAVXUF.
Now back to the PC, FTP to your iSeries and sign on with a User
Profile that has the needed authority. Change your library to XULIB
or whichever library you have chosen to instal the File Monitor into.
Go to Binary mode. Put the PC file (C:\TEMP\SAVXUF) onto the iSeries
into SAVXUF.
Now back to the iSeries. Sign on with a User Profile that has enough
authority to restore objects. Restore the objects in SAVXUF1 into
XULIB or the library you have chosen.
Add to your library list XULIB or the library you restored the
objects into. Execute the XUFILMON command. When the File Monitor
starts, it scans all jobs in the system. This may take a little while
as many jobs may not have been active for quite some time. This delay
you will only have when starting.
You have now successfully loaded the software for use.
Listed below are the detailed steps for the above instructions:
PC
- 1. Open the Email and open the attachment (run the program)
- 2. Unzip to a temporary folder of your choice
iSeries
- 3. Sign on to the server with a User Profile that has
sufficient authority
- 4. CRTLIB XULIB (or choose an existing library) {Enter}
- 5. CRTSAVF XULIB/SAVXUF {Enter}
FTP to your iSeries
- 6. Open a DOS window on your PC
- 7. FTP "server" {Enter}
- 8. Enter the iSeries User Profile {Enter}
- 9. Enter the password {Enter}
- 10. CD XULIB {Enter}
- 11. BINARY {Enter}
- 12. PUT C:\TEMP\SAVXUF SAVXUF {Enter}
- 13. QUIT {Enter}
- 14. Close the DOS window
iSeries
- 15. RSTOBJ OBJ(*ALL)
SAVLIB(LIBRARY)
DEV(*SAVF)
SAVF(XULIB/SAVXUF)
MBROPT(*ALL)
ALWOBJDIF(*ALL)
RSTLIB(XULIB) {Enter}
- 16. ADDLIBLE XULIB {Enter}
- 17. XUFILMON {Enter}
Note: You do not need to add the library where File Monitor is
stored to the library list in order to run the File Monitor. You can
run File Monitor from anywhere, but must then qualify the command with
the library, e.g. ===> XULIB/XUFILMON.
The File Monitor (XUFILMON)
The File Monitor keeps track of all files, that are
open at any moment. The Work Control Block tables
are scanned for active jobs. For every active job, the ODPs,
i.e. the Open Data Paths are checked to locate all
files that are currently open. Only such files can actually grow.
Only physical files and their members are kept track off. Logical
files are skipped.
Features
- 1. For each open file, displays job information,
file name and library, and number of I/O operations
since the file was opened, as well as the last
operation performed.
- 2. The information displayed can be sorted on
any column.
- 3. The information can be filtered to only include
jobs started since a number of hours in the past, a
range of job numbers, jobs belonging to specific or
generic user profiles, I/O counts above set values,
and the like.
- 4. The File Monitor can auto-refresh its display
with a frequency set by the user at any time.
During auto-refreshing, columns can be re-sorted
in a new order, and filtering options and settings
can be changed at any time.
- 5. With the information about each file that is selected
through the filtering process, a script can be
executed, allowing user-controlled actions to be taken.
- 6. The load on the system imposed by the File
Monitor is small enough that you can afford to run the
File Monitor continuously.
Function keys
F1=Help
Pressing F1 will return the user help for general help or a
particular item depending on where the user has positioned the
cursor prior to invoking help. Help is available on every screen
and for many fields.
F3=Exit
Press F3 to exit the File Monitor. The current Settings are
saved in data area XUCMNPAR.
F5=Refresh
Press F5 to refresh the file information. I.e. to re-scan
all the ODPs of all active jobs. If a script is enabled, the script
will be executed once for every file that survives the filtering
process.
F6=Set filters
Press F6 to get the 'Settings' screen where you set filtering
and scripting options.
F9=Command line
Press F9 to get a standard Command Line.
F10=New Script
Press F10 to force reading of the script. The script is ordinarily
only read when you start the File Monitor. If you have changed the
script since, you can use F10 to force the File Monitor to read
the new script. After reading the script, file information is
automatically refreshed and the script is enabled and executed.
F11=Sort
Press F11 to sort the files into the desired order. If the cursor
is in any column, the files are sorted on that column. Some columns
sort in ascending order, others in descending order, in a sensible
way. Pressing F11 repeatedly will cause the File Monitor to sort on
the next column over. A small dot over the column header shows which
column is currently sorted on.
F12=Cancel
Press F12 to exit the File Monitor or to stop auto-refreshing.
Page down/up
Press the paging keys to scroll to following or previous pages
of information. This also works in auto-refresh mode without stopping
the automatic refresh. The file information is not refreshed when
you are just navigating the information displayed.
The function keys F7/F8 also work as Page Up/Down (on
this and all other screens).
F17=Top
Press F17 to go to the top (i.e. the first record) of the
file information.
F18=Bottom
Press F18 to go to the bottom (i.e. the last record) of the
file information.
F19=Start/Stop auto refresh
Press F19 to start (or when started, to stop) automatic refresh
of file information. The refresh interval can be set by pressing F6,
then Page Forward to the next page to locate the refresh interval
field. The Enter key and F3/F12 will also stop the refresh.
F20=Size/Count
Press F20 to toggle between showing the size of the file or the
I/O count. The size will be shown in Kilobytes (units of 1024 bytes).
The size is only shown for ordinary database files, not for display
files or spool files. If you do not have authority to see information
about the file, the I/O count will be shown instead.
CLICK-Support
Click on a function key prompt to press that function key. Click
on the 'More...' prompt to Page Forwards. Click to the left of the
'More...' to Page Backwards. Click on a column to sort on that column.
Click on the message line to get help.
Clicking means moving the cursor to a position and pressing the
Enter key or, if your emulator allows it, double-clicking with the
mouse on a field.
Clicking outside of a pop-up window has the same effect as the
Cancel key.
Item Options
Enter an option number in the left-most field on each line and
press Enter to execute that option. You can choose several (and even
different) options on the same screen. If you page forwards or
backwards, you abandon the options you have entered.
You must have authority to the actions initiated by entering options.
1=Display file description
Displays the complete file description for the selected file. This
is just the standard DSPFD command.
2=Display user profile
Displays the user profile under which the job is running. This
is just the DSPUSRPRF command.
3=Work with job
Displays all information about the job. You can work with all job
aspects by selecting the appropriate options or function keys on
the screens presented. In particular, you can control the job,
e.g. end it, by pressing 'F16=Job menu' on the first screen.
Days Left of Demo Period
Following a fourteen-day trial period, the File Monitor requires
a License Code to run. As long as the demo or evaluation period
has not yet expired, this field tells you how much time you have left.
Active Jobs
This field shows the number of jobs currently active.
The first (actually the last in the Work Control Table) 100 or so
jobs are usually system jobs started following an IPL.
Work with Settings (XUWRKSET)
A set of variables called the 'Settings' controls various aspects of
the File Monitor. The Settings are stored in the data area XUCMNPAR,
and are maintained from the 'Work with Settings' screen.
Pressing Enter will accept the new settings and (after optional
confirmation) cause a refresh of the file information.
Features
- 1. Setting Filtering parameters.
- 2. Setting Refresh frequency.
- 3. Setting Scripting options.
Function keys
Enter/Accept
Press Enter to check and accept the values entered.
F4=Prompt
Press F4 to get help on each field. You can also press F1=Help.
F5=Refresh
Press F5 to refresh the information from the previously saved
values.
F12=Cancel
Press F12 to cancel any changes to the settings and to return
to showing the file information previously retrieved.
Filtering Parameters
Filtering can be turned *ON and *OFF by specifying this as the first
filtering parameter. In this way, the remaining parameters can be left
intact for later use. The rule is that if a filtering parameter is
blank it is not active.
Filtering is cumulative in the sense that each non-blank
parameter further restricts the number of files that pass the filter.
To get help on the effect of a parameter, place the cursor on it and
press F1. You can also press F4 to prompt for each value.
Refresh Frequency
When the File Monitor is in automatic refresh mode, the file
information is automatically refreshed and displayed at a certain
frequency that you can set as needed. The parameter setting specifies
the number of seconds between each refresh.
Scripting Options
For every file shown on the display (i.e. that has 'survived' the
filtering process) a script may be executed. The script is
given all information about the file and can then, based on its own
logic, determine what to do about the file. The script can contain
conditional commands that may be executed as wanted. These commands
are ordinary AS/400 (iSeries400) commands that for instance send
messages to the operator or the security officer or log the event.
Filtering *ON/*OFF
Entering *ON turns filtering ON with the parameter settings
as given in the fields below. Entering *OFF turns filtering
OFF temporarily without altering any of the filtering parameters.
Job/Device
For interactive jobs, the job name is the same as the name of the
workstation you signed on to. For batch (and other types of) jobs
you can specify your own job name. You can specify a generic
name using an '*'. Thus 'QPDA*' selects all job names that begin
with 'QPDA'.
If you leave this field blank, it is not used for filtering.
User Profile
For interactive jobs, the user name is the name you entered in the
user field on the signon screen. for batch jobs, you can specify the
user profile under which the job is to run.
You can specify a generic name using an '*'. Thus 'Q*' selects
all jobs whose user name begins with 'Q'.
If you leave this field blank, it is not used for filtering.
Job Number Range
The job number is a unique number assigned by the system to identify
jobs. There are two fields that can be used for filtering:
a from field, that specifies that all job numbers greater or
equal to this field are selected, and a to field, that
specifies that among all job selected so far, only those with job
numbers smaller or equal to this field are further selected.
If you leave the 'from' field blank there is no lower limit.
If you leave the 'to' field blank there is no upper limit.
You can use generic job numbers if you like or just use
zeroes, i.e. '024* ' is the same as '024000'.
Job Type
- A Autostart job
- B Batch job
- I Interactive job
- M Subsystem monitor
- R Spooling reader
- S System job
- W Spooling writer
- X Start CPF job
If you specify a value, only jobs of that type are selected.
Filename/Member
Select a file to monitor, or a group of files using a generic
filename like 'FIL*'. If the member field is set to *YES, show the
member name instead of the filename.
Note that logical files are not shown. Spool files, display files,
and other physical files can be monitored. This version of the
File Monitor only monitors the 'classical' QSYS filesystem.
Library
Only files in the library specified will be monitored. You can use a
generic name to specify a group of libraries all beginning
with the same characters. QTEMP, *CURLIB, and *LIBL cannot be used
as it is not clear what job they should refer to.
I/O Count & Condition
The I/O Count is the total number of all I/O operations
performed on a file since the file was last opened.
You can place a condition on the count such as to
see only files for which the count is greater than
the value given. The possible conditions are:
> or *GT Greater than
>= or *GE Greater than or equal
< or *LT Less than
<= or *LE Less than or equal
== or *EQ Equal
!= or *NE Not equal
Note that '=' is accepted for '==' and '<>' is accepted
for '!='.
Last Operation
You can select files based on the last operation performed on
the file, e.g. 'W*' will select WRITE and WRT/READ.
Possible values are:
READ Read
RD/DIR Read Direct
RD/KEYED Read Keyed
WRITE Write
WRT/READ Write then Read
UPDATE Update
DELETE Delete
OTHER Other operations
OPEN Open
Note that the operation refers to the last operation on the
file. The I/O count refers to the total of all operations.
See Display Files
If you want to see Display Files in addition to physical
files, set the field to *YES.
Jobs Started Hours Ago
Several jobs are started when the system is IPLed. These jobs may
continue to run indefinitely. You can elect to see only jobs started
later. These recent jobs may be the most interesting. Specify the
maximum age (in hours) of a job in this field to only see jobs
no older that this. Specify *ALL to see all jobs regardless of age.
No files found
No files matched the filtering criteria. Try to relax some of the
filter items. If you have 'See Display Files' set to *NO, try setting
it to *YES.
Refresh Rate
Enter the number of seconds (at least 2 is recommended) in this field
to set the interval between successive automatic refresh of the file
information. When the information is refreshed the script is executed
if enabled.
Confirmation?
Set this field to *YES if you want a confirmation screen to appear
when you exit the 'Work with Settings' screen. This setting is
recommended, especially if a script is active as you may decide
whether or not to execute the script immediately upon return.
Script Enable
Set this field to *YES to enable execution of a script every time
the file information is refreshed. The name of the script is
given in the following field.
If the 'Test script' field further down the screen is
set to *YES, the setting of the 'Script enable' field is irrelevant,
as the script is always executed in test mode, which means that
script statements are executed, but that commands are not carried
out.
If the field is set to *NEW, it is changed to *YES and the
script is read anew.
For more information click on
SCRIPT-TEST: Testing the Script
Script Member
All scripts are stored as members in the source file XUSFILES.
If the script is not found (or the member name is blank, but a
script is enanbled), an error is indicated and the previous script
(if any) is still in effect.
Script Library
If this field is blank, the script files are searched for in the
library where the File Monitor is installed, otherwise the library
given is used. You can use either a specific name or *CURLIB or
*LIBL.
Script Test
If this field is set to *YES, the 'Script enable' field is ignored
and the script is executed in test mode, where internal test
information is output to the source member given by the 'Test member'
field. The member is in the same file and library as the script
member.
When in test mode, script statements are executed as usual except
that commands are not executed.
Script Test Member
Test output goes to this member which should be in the same file
and library as the script.
Executing a script has three phases:
- 1.Reading the script and building a table of the tokens
found in the script. A token is like a number, a variable name,
an operator (like +), a keyword (like IF), a parenthesis, and
so on.
The token-table is output to the test output member
on one line to a token and terminated by a line of "-----"s.
- 2.Parsing the token-table into "postfix" form, where all
parentheses are removed and operators are reordered so they
have the proper order for execution. Consider the statement
A = D*(B + C);
The postfix form looks like this
A D B C + * = ;
Operators (like +) work on their operands (like B and C)
to their left in the postfix form.
The postfix-table is output to the test output member on one
line per item and terminated by a line of "====="s.
- 3.Executing the postfix form once for each file that
survives the filtering process.
The result of the evaluation is output to the test output member
on one line per item and terminated by a line of "*****"s for each
file.
The first two phases are only executed when the File Monitor
starts or when a new script is explicitly called for.
Script Test Clearing
If this field is *YES, the testoutput member is cleared (if test is
active) when the script is read anew.
Script Errors
If an error is encountered during execution of a script, the script
is disabled until you correct the error. The error type and line
number in the script where the error was detected is shown on the
message line. These are the error types:
- Type
An operand is used in a way incompatible with its
type. Like comparing a string to a numeric type, or
using an assignment within an IF-condition, e.g.
IF ($file = "MYFILE") which should have been:
IF ($file == "MYFILE")
- Syntax
A statement has grossly incorrect syntax
- Assign
Assigning an incomplete expression or having
an expression on the left-hand side, like a+b=c.
The error may sometimes be on the following line
- Structure
The structure of a statement is wrong. This is
often caused by missing or extra parentheses
- Undefined
Undefined variable or operator is used
- Command
Invalid command or error occurred executing a
command
- Not Found
The script was not found
Demo Expired
Following a fourteen-day trial period, the File Monitor requires
a License Code to run. The License code is tied to the machine's
serial number. Having procured a license code for your system, enter
the code into the License code field on the third page of the
'Settings' screen, and the File Monitor works again.
When you enter a license code, the trial period is considered to be
expired. If you entered an invalid license code by mistake, you can
clear the license code field and continue the trial.
License Code
Following a fourteen-day trial period, the File Monitor requires
a License Code to run. The License code is tied to the machine's
serial number. Having procured a license code for your system, enter
the code into this field, and the File Monitor works again.
If you need to install File Monitor temporarily on a different system,
you automatically get a new two-week trial period on that system, even
if you don't have a license code for the system.
Confirming Settings
You have three choices:
- 1. Accept the settings, return to showing the file
information and immediately refresh the
information. This entails executing the script if
it is enabled.
- 2. Cancel all changes to the settings.
- 3. Accept the settings and return to showing the file
information, but without refreshing the
file information and thus without executing the
script.
The settings are stored in a data-area XUCMNPAR in the library
where the File Monitor is installed. You cannot edit the data-area.
The only way to change it is with the 'Work with Settings' screen.
Work with Scripts (XUPARSER)
All scripts are stored as members in the source file XUSFILES.
Script files are by default searched for in the library where the
File Monitor is installed. In the 'Settings' you can specify a
library name or *CURLIB or *LIBL.
Executing a script has three phases:
- 1.Reading the script and building a table of the tokens
found in the script. A token is like a number, a variable name,
an operator (like +), a keyword (like IF), a parenthesis, and
so on.
- 2.Parsing the token-table into "postfix" form, where all
parentheses are removed and operators are reordered so they
have the proper order for execution. Consider the statement
A = D*(B + C);
The postfix form looks like this
A D B C + * = ;
Operators (like +) work on their operands (like B and C)
to their left in the postfix form.
- 3.Executing the postfix form once for each file that
survives the filtering process.
The first two phases are only executed when the File Monitor
starts or when a new script is explicitly called for.
Errors
If an error is encountered during execution of a script, the
script is disabled until you correct the error.
Data Types
The script parser recognizes the following data types:
- Commands: {SNDMSG MSG('message') TOUSR(QSECOFR)}
- Numbers: 123.456 153 -313
- Strings: 'Hello'
" T e x t "
- Variables: $file my_var Ab123
- Truth values: a == b x > 1.234
Variables are declared simply by assigning something to them.
They get (and keep) the type of the quantity assigned to
them. E.g. Ab123 = "a string" declares variable Ab123
of type 'string' and value "a string". Variable names are not
case sensitive, so that Ab123, ab123, aB123, and AB123 denote
the same variable.
Commands have a maximum length of 120 characters.
This is not a 'hard' limit and can be expanded at the cost of
slower execution.
'White spaces' (that is, multiple spaces and end-of-record) when
occurring within commands (but not in strings) are replaced with a
single space.
Strings are as long as their last non-blank character, up to a maximum
length of 120 characters (not counting the enclosing quotes). Numeric
variables are internally kept as ZND(15,5). The numbers you see
have been converted to an external representation where trailing
and leading zeroes are suppressed. This is the so-called "calculator"
style. By example, the result of 123000 divided by 10000 shows as
12.3 while 0.0012 times 10000 shows as 12 so you can see that decimal
points and decimals only show when needed. The result of the **
operator is calculated internally in floating point and rounded
to 5 decimal places.
Truth values are the results of comparisons and cannot be
directly produced, i.e. there are no TRUE or FALSE literals.
You can store the result of a comparison as a truth-valued variable:
A = $file == 'MYFILE1' or $file == 'MYFILE2'.
Commands can contain replaceable parameters. A construction
of the form <xxxx> where xxxx is the name of a variable, will be
replaced by the value of that variable (if defined, otherwise
just by the name of the variable):
IF ($user == "BADGUY") {SNDMSG MSG('<$user> is using
<$file>') TOUSER (DBGUY)};
Operators
The script parser recognizes the following operators (in decreasing
precedence order, that is, with operations to be performed first at
the top of the list. The number next to the operator is its
precedence value - operators with higher values are performed before
operators with lower values):
** 10 Exponentiation: x**2
* 09 Multiplication: x*y
/ 09 Division: x/y
% 09 Remainder: x%y
+ 08 Addition: x+y
- 08 Subtraction: x-y
== 07 Compare equality: x==y
!= 07 Compare not-equal: x!=y
> 07 Compare greater: x>y
>= 07 Compare greater-equal: x>=y
< 07 Compare less: x<y
<= 07 Compare less-equal: x<=y
=? 07 Compare contains: x=?y
& 06 Relational AND: x&y
! 05 Relational OR: x!y
: 03 Substring: x:y
; 01 End of statement: ;
The order of operations can be controlled in the usual manner
with suitable parentheses: A = B + C*D, means: first multiply C and
D, then add B, finally assign the result to A, while A = (B + C)*D
means: first add B and C, multipy the result by D, finally assign
the result to A.
Note that '<>' may be used instead of '!=', 'and' may be used
instead of '&', and 'or' may be used instead of '!'. This is partly
motivated by the fact that '!' sometimes is translated incorrectly
from ASCII to EBCDIC.
Note also that 'and' has a higher precedence than 'or'. This means
that 'A and B or C' is executed as '(A and B) or C'.
The Contains Operator
The '=?' operator works on strings and is true if the right-hand
operand is contained anywhere within the left-hand operand. I.e.
"MYLIB" =? "YL" is true while "MYLIB" =? "XL" is false.
The Substring Operator
The ':' operator works on a position and a length operand applied to
a string operand to their left. Example: sss = "abcdefgh" (3:2); sets
sss = "cd", the position being 3 and the length being 2.
The Addition Operator
The '+' operator can also be used on strings and then denotes
concatenation: A = "my"; B = A + " string"; places "My string" in
the variable B.
Predefined Variables
Predefined variables ordinarily have names beginning with a '$' sign.
This is just a convenience and you can also use such names of your
own. The predefined variables are updated each time the script is
executed, so that, for example, $file contains the name of the
particular file for which the script is evaluated right now.
These are the predefined variables:
$system Name of the AS/400 system
$now Now as YYYY/MM/DD HH:MM:SS
$device Job name (device for interactive jobs)
$name Same as $device
$user User name
$job Job number (type is string)
$type Job type
$file File name
$member Member name
$library Library name
$operation Last operation
$count Total I/O count (numeric type)
$records Number of records when opened (numeric)
$size Size of member in Kbytes (numeric)
$kind Kind of file: DS, DB, or SP
$calls Calls of the script (numeric)
The '$size' variable is only set for database files ($kind="DB")
and will be set to zero for all other kind of file. The size reported
is only approximate and is determined when the file was opened. It is
calculated as 'Number of records' times 'Maximum record length'.
The reason for this is that this information is available from the
ODP and is thus very fast to retrieve. The size reported when you
press F20 is retrieved by the much slower QUSRMBRD API.
The '$calls' variable is set to zero when the script is read and
is incremented by one each time the file information is refreshed while
a script is enabled.
Comments
Comments are delimited by '/*' and '*/' and may span several lines.
Comments are simply ignored. Note that strings, commands, and
comments should not overlap. The parser guards against 'run-away'
comments, commands, and strings by inserting end-symbols for each
of these at the end of the file.
Statements
Each statement must be terminated by a semicolon (";"). These are the
types of statements:
Assignments A = 2.34; B = "ABC";
IF-Statements IF (truth-value) command;
Statements are 'free form' and can span several lines with blank
space where convenient;
IF-Statements must have an expression in parenthesis that determines
a truth-value. If the value is TRUE, the command is excuted. Remember
that commands are enclosed in curly brackets: {...}. E.g.
IF ($file =? "ADM" and $user == "BRADLEY")
{SNDMSG MSG('bad') TOUSR(QSECOFR)};
Commands can only be executed as part of an IF-Statement.
IF-Statements cannot execute assignments. (Maybe we'll relax these
two restrictions in later versions).
Help for Help (XUHELPER)
There is help for every screen and for many fields. To get help
on a field place the cursor in the field and press F1. To get
general help for the screen place the cursor outside of a field,
e.g. on the Screen Title and press F1.
The Help text (member FILMON in source file XUSFILES) is written
in HTML and can (after downloading to a PC) be viewed with a browser
or imported into a Word document for easy printing.
The XU-Help Processor (XUHELPER) reads the Help text and formats
it to fit this Help window.
Function keys
F1=Help
Pressing F1 shows this screen. The F1=Help function key prompt
does usually not appear on the screens. To see display a help topic
place the cursor on it and press Enter.
F3=Exit help
Press F3 to exit the Help.
F5=Refresh - not shown on screen
Press F5 to refresh the help text.
F11=Index
Press F11 to see an Index of Help topics.
When on the Index-page, press F3 to exit Help.
F12=Cancel
Return to the previous screen.
F17=Move to top
Returns you the first help page on the current topic.
Error Message
If an error message is shown on the message line, press F1
to get specific help for that message.
Index of Help Topics
Click on a topic:
VERSION: Version Information
INSTALLATION: Installation Information
XUFILMON: Work with File Information
FILTER ON OFF: Turning Filtering On/Off
JOB/DEVICE: Filter on Job Name or Device
USER PROFILE: Filter on User Profile
JOB NUMBERS: Filter on Job Numbers
JOB TYPE: Filter on Job Type
FILE NAME/MEMBER: Filter on File/Member
FILE LIBRARY: Filter on Library
IO COUNT CONDITION: Filter on I/O Count
LAST OPERATION: Filter on Last Operation
SEE DISPLAY FILES: See Display Files too
JOBS STARTED HOURS: Filter on Job Start Time
NO FILES: Help on 'No files..." error msg
REFRESH RATE: Help on 'Refresh rate'
CONFIRMATION: Confirmation flag
SCRIPT-ENABLE: Help on Enabling Scripts
SCRIPT-MEMBER: Name of Script Member
SCRIPT-LIBRARY: Name of Script Library
SCRIPT-TEST: Testing Scripts
SCRIPT-TEST MEMBER: Where testoutput goes
SCRIPT-TEST CLEAR: Clearing test member
SCRIPT-ERRORS: Errors in Script
LICENSE CODE: License Code
DEMO EXPIRED: Demo Expired
DAYS LEFT: Days Left of Demo Period
ACTIVE JOBS: Jobs Currently Active
SET CONFIRM: Confirmation screen
XUPARSER: Work with Scripts
DATA TYPES: Script Data Types
OPERATORS: Script Operators
PREDEFINED: Script Predefined Variables
COMMENTS: Script Comments
STATEMENTS: Script Statements
XUHELPER: Help on Help
HELP NOT FOUND: When no Help is available
Help Not Found
No help page defined yet for this screen or field