Command quick reference

Following are the names and brief descriptions of the commands available in vwtool.

Command Use to...

!<shellcmd>

Execute a shell command without leaving vwtool.

= List the last command in a command-line format.
cbe Control generation of IBM Common Base Event (CBE) monitoring data for the current region.

config

View configuration information for the isolated region.

convert

Convert a value from or to a time, error, or log event value.

count

Count the number of work items in a specific queue or roster.

createDBviews

Recreate database views for all local queues, rosters, and event logs.

dbconfig Configure an external database prior to executing a database stored procedure call.

dump

Display class definitions, instruction sheets, CDL files, workspaces, work items, object IDs, and binary large objects (BLObs) saved in the workflow database.

echo

Echo a text message to the screen and log it in the system log.

emptyqueue

Delete all work items from a specified queue.

environment

Display or reconcile user or system environment field values.

hardcopy

Save your vwtool session output to a specified text file.

help

List all of the commands available in vwtool.

listdbconfig

Display the properties of a configured database connection.

listobjects

List the object ID, name and size of objects in the Object Service.

loadstatus

View statistics on the load being placed on the server where vwtool is running.

logconfig

View the physical table name, field names/types, and indexes for a specific event log.

logquery

View event log records.

memory

View shared memory usage information for the server where vwtool is running.

notifymsg

View the applications and email notification templates associated with a locale.

pagebreak

Toggle on/off pausing between pages when displaying vwtool output.

processmap

Display process virtual memory map information (Windows only).

processworkingset

Display process working set information for RAM resident pages (Windows only).

queueconfig

View configuration information for a specific queue.

rdb List RDB objects and database tablespaces for workflow isolated regions.
rdbConvertReg Moves the Process Engine (PE) system data for the region into the specified tablespace.

readcdl

Read, display, and do minimal validation to a CDL file.

recover

Initiate recovery for all work items locked by the specified machine and user in the isolated region.

region

Change the isolated region that vwtool accesses in the current session.

regions

List all isolated regions in the Process Engine (PE) system that are loaded in memory, or all isolated regions defined in the PE system.

resetloadstatus

Reset the loadstatus counts to zero, and toggles the counting method used.

rosterconfig

View configuration information for a specific roster.

schemastatus

Determine whether any activity that modifies the workflow database (such as initialization or transfer) is in progress.

statistics

View queue and roster statistics for a specified time interval.

storedquery

List a specific stored query or all stored queries, in CDL format.

sysconfig

View PE server configuration information.

trace

Trace server activity including RPCs, DBI timings, DBI database access, Object Service usage, network connections, application functions, vwisi processes, and log manager processes.

version

Display version information about the PE software.

views

List a summary of system-maintained views for queues, rosters, and event logs.

wobquery

List the attributes of work items in a specified queue or roster. Also use to find a work item number or queue name for use in subsequent vwtool commands.

workstation

Display information for a selected PC workstation or server process, or for all PC workstations and server processes in the isolated region.

writetrace

Write trace data accumulated in memory by the trace command to a specified text file.