Addable

Apply

Browsable

Dataset Name

Deletable

Dump Display, Table

Enabled/Disabled/Unenabled

Exclusive

FCT

Key

no/yes Disabling

no/yes Forward Recoverable

no/yes Recoverable

no/yes Start Empty

Readable

Record

Resource Group

Status

Type

Updatable

Use Count

FCT Entry (fct_name)

Use this page to view information about the FCT named fct_name, selected from the FCT (Active) page. You can view information about the FCT, and change the status of the FCT.

This page mainly provides information about the FCT. To set values for the FCT, use the CICS FCT page.

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Apply

Click this to save changes you have made to the page and refresh the page. This button is displayed only if you have permission to edit the FCT.

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FCT

Shows the name of this FCT. If you click Apply, the message "Update complete" is also displayed when any changes you have made to the FCT have been saved and the FCT updated. Click Refresh to remove this message.

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Dataset Name

Shows the data set name for this file as used on the mainframe.

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Status

Shows information about the current state of the file. This includes not only the current setting of Status as shown on the CICS FCT page and the CICS FCT - fct_name (grp_name) page, but also the Access fields and a subset of the Set fields.

The first item of information is the open/closed status. This is a transient state a transient state controlled by the system. Possible values are:

The other items of information have their own help entries below.

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Enabled/Disabled/Unenabled

Indicates whether the file is currently accessible to transactions:

You can change this setting on this page.

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no/yes Disabling

Yes indicates that the file is currently being disabled. Disabling is a transient state controlled by the system.

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no/yes Start Empty

Yes indicates that the current contents of the file are deleted at system startup.

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no/yes Recoverable

Yes indicates that the file is a protected resource, changes to which can be backed out.

The file must be accessed through a Fileshare server.

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no/yes Forward Recoverable

Yes indicates that journals are used to record changes to the file to enable forward recovery.

The file must be accessed through a Fileshare server.

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Readable

If checked, indicates that users can read records from the file. You can change this setting.

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Addable

If checked, indicates that users can add records to the file. You can change this setting.

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Browsable

If checked, indicates that users can browse the file. You can change this setting.

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Deletable

If checked, indicates that users can delete records from the file. You can change this setting.

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Updatable

If checked, indicates that users can update records in the file. You can change this setting.

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Exclusive

If checked, indicates that the file cannot be read by other transactions while an update is in progress. You can change this setting.

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Type

Shows the file type. This can be one of:

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Record

Shows the maximum and minimum lengths possible for a record.

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Key

Shows the length and starting position of the key.

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Resource Group

Shows which resource group this FCT belongs to.

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Use Count

Shows the number of times this FCT has been used.

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Dump Display, Table

Click this to create and view a dump of this FCT.

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