SNA Session Data Window

The Session Data Window displays the SNA session data that was retrieved from the NetView for z/OS session monitor. This window displays the same data as if you had issued the NLDM SESS command. It lists all SNA sessions involving the resource pair. By default, SNA sessions are displayed in order from active to inactive. Information is displayed on both the primary and secondary session partners.

The title of this window consists of the following:

Sorting the Data

You can sort the information in this window in several ways with one of the following methods:

You can also use the Locate Resource function in the Session menu to open a view containing a particular resource.

Each of the columns, as described in Available Data, has a header section which contains an up arrow and a down arrow. Clicking on the up arrow on a column sorts the fields in the table, in ascending order, by the current column. Likewise, clicking on the down arrow on a column sorts the fields in the table, in descending order, by the current column.

Temporary Sorting on the Session Data Window

You can sort and view the fields on the Session Data Window by the columns. This feature enables you to quickly view the data dynamically.

To sort the data in the columns, click on the column header:

To reposition a column:

  1. Left click on the header of the column you want to move.
  2. Hold the left mouse button down while repositioning the column.
  3. Release the mouse button.
The column moves to the position where you released the mouse button.

Note: When you manually sort the columns on this window, the changes you make remain until you close the Session Data Window. If you close the Session Data Window and then reopen it, these changes are not saved. To save the changes you make, sort the fields using the SNA Session Data Properties Notebook.

Filtering the Data

Clicking the plus sign on the right of the header section opens a drop down menu which contains the following options:

Show Filter Row
Adds the filter option to the header section above each column.
Clear All Filters
Removes any filters that have been set from all of the columns.
Select All
Selects the entire table of data.
Deselect All
Clears the selection of any rows or columns that were selected.
To filter the data in the Session Data Window:
  1. Select Show Filter Row from the drop down menu on the plus sign in the upper right corner of the header section. A <no filter> area appears beneath the heading of each column.
  2. Click on the <no filter> area. A field appears into which you can enter the data to appear in the table of data.
  3. Type the string you want to appear in the table of data and press Enter. Only the data containing the string you entered for the column appears.

    Notes:

    1. The filter fields are case insensitive.
    2. No wildcards can be used in the string you enter. Wildcards are not necessary since all data entries containing the string you enter are filtered in. This means that if you enter "XYZ" the string "ABXYZC" appears in the list of data that results.

To see all the data again, select Clear All Filters from the drop down menu of the plus sign.

Available Data

The following information is displayed, in columns, on the Session Data Window:

Primary Name
The Primary Name field displays the name of the primary session partner. The primary and the secondary resource are the session endpoints of the SNA session.
Type (Primary)
The Type (Primary) field displays the primary resource type. The resource type may be any of the following:
Domain (Primary)
The Domain (Primary) field displays the primary resource domain. C-C is displayed if the resource is casually connected. NNNA is displayed if the resource is non-native network connected. X-NET is displayed if the secondary resource resides in a network different from that of the reporting session monitor.
Secondary Name
The Secondary Name field displays the name of the secondary session partner. The primary and the secondary resource are the session endpoints of the SNA session.
Type (Secondary)
The Type (Secondary) field displays the secondary resource type. The resource type may be any of the following:
Domain (Secondary)
The Domain (Secondary) field displays the secondary domain. C-C is displayed if the resource is casually connected. NNNA is displayed if the resource is non-native network connected. X-NET is displayed if the primary resource resides in a network different from that of the reporting session monitor.
Start Date
The Start Date field displays the date the session was started.
Start Time
The Start Time field displays the time the session was started.
End Date
The End Date field displays the date the session went inactive. The following values may also appear in this column:
ACTIVE
The session is still active
BINDF
A BIND failure occurred
INITF
The session failed before BIND flow.
FORCED
A user entered the NLDM FORCE command to copy session data to the session monitor database.
CONTACTED
A PU was contacted by the SSCP, but no Activate PU RU (ACTPU) was sent. Therefore, no SSCP to PU session is established.
End Time
The End Time field displays the time the session became inactive. This field may be blank if the End Date field contains a literal value.
Sense Code
The Sense Code field displays the sense code (in hexadecimal) associated with session termination, if any.
Reason Code
The Reason Code field displays the reason code (in hexadecimal) associated with session termination, if any. Reason codes are not displayed for sessions that end for the following reasons:
Take Give (Primary)
The Take Give (Primary) field indicates whether VTAM has taken over or given back the NCP boundary function connection to primary resource.

This column may be blank or may contain one of the following values:

TOV
Indicates that the resource has been taken over.
GTK
Indicates that the resource was previously given back and has now been taken over by the original owner.
GBK
Indicates that the resource has been given back.
TGV
Indicates that the resource was previously taken over and now has been given back.
Take Give (Secondary)
The Take Give (Secondary) field indicates whether VTAM has taken over or given back the NCP boundary function connection to the secondary resource. This column may be blank or may contain one of the following values:
TOV
Indicates that the resource has been taken over.
GTK
Indicates that the resource was previously given back and has now been taken over by the original owner.
GBK
Indicates that the resource has been given back.
TGV
Indicates that the resource was previously taken over and now has been given back.
DLUS DLUR
The DLUS DLUR field indicates whether this session traverses the CP server manager pipe used in the Dependent LU Server/Dependent LU Requestor (DLUS/DLUR) sessions.
EP Chg
The EP Chg field indicates whether the CP (control point) has changed since the session started. This column may be blank or may contain one of the following values:
PRI
Indicates that the CP at the primary endpoint has changed since the session started.
SEC
Indicates that the CP at the secondary endpoint has changed since the session started.
P/S
Indicates that the CPs at both the primary and secondary endpoints have changed since the session started.
Appl LU Recovery
The Appl LU Recovery field may be blank or may contain one of the following values:
PENDING
Application LU recovery is pending.
IN PROGRESS
Application LU recovery is in progress.
COMPLETE
Application LU recovery is complete.
XRF
The XRF field displays the extended recovery facility session type. Possible values are PRIMARY or BACKUP. This column is blank if the session is not an extended recovery facility session.
PCID
The PCID field displays the fully-qualified procedure correlation identifier (PCID) of the session. The format of the fully-qualified PCID is (1) the network identifier of the network in which the control point (CP) that generated the PCID resides, (2) a period (.), (3) the name of the CP that generated the PCID, (4) a period (.), and (5) the PCID. An example of a fully-qualified PCID is WSNETC.CPNCH5.C833BAC420F03405.