COSDB Command

Note: This command does not use a predefined prefix in place of the original "COS" prefix.

This command is used to change Object database or Control-O/COSMOS mode, or to display information about Object databases. The command syntax is:

F CONTROLO,COSDB=dbname,cmd

where

dbname is the name of the database on which the command is performed. mandatory. Valid values are:

name	The name of a Working Object database on which to perform the requested action
ALL	If the COSDB command is being used to change a mode, this value indicates that the mode of the Control-O/COSMOS facility must be modified (and not a database specific mode).

If the COSDB command is being used to display information, this value indicates that information describing all Object databases is to be displayed.

cmd is the action to be performed. Mandatory. Valid values are:

FREE	Assign a mode of FREE to Control-O/COSMOS or to the specified Object database. If you specified ALL for the command, the mode specified for each Object database determines how Control-O/COSMOS-controlled objects are handled. If you specified a specific database for the command, the mode specified for each object in the Object database determines how that object is managed by Control-O/COSMOS.
HELD	Assign a mode of HELD to Control-O/COSMOS or to the specified Object database. No action can be performed on objects, until the mode for Control-O/COSMOS or the specified Object database is changed.
FORCE_OK	Assign a mode of FORCE_OK to Control-O/COSMOS or to the specified Object database. The desired status of objects in the specified databases is modified so that it matches the current status.
NOPRE	Assign a mode of NOPRE to Control-O/COSMOS or to the specified Object database. Control-O/COSMOS does not check prerequisites before attempting to change the status of objects in the specified databases.
DISPLAY	Display information about all Control-O/COSMOS databases or the specified database. Database name, mode and the name of the associated Method database are displayed for each Object database.

The COSDB command affects specified Object databases directly. No Control-O/COSMOS rules are triggered to perform the actions requested using this command.

Parent Topic

Control-O/COSMOS Commands