Updates pending

To avoid a potentially lengthy response time when initially displaying or refreshing the Fault Entry List display, only history file information that is immediately available is displayed.

An example of a history file that is not immediately available is one that is in use on a different MVS image to the one on which it is being displayed. In this case, the information displayed is limited to the fault entries currently in the $$INDEX member of the history file data set, but does not include any new or modified faults that might have been added to the still cached $$INDEX member which is managed by the IDIS subsystem on the other MVS image. As soon as the other IDIS subsystem relinquishes control of the history file, the updated information is available for display.

If one or more history files are not immediately available, then a message is displayed near the top of the display as shown in the following example (❶):
Figure 1. Sample Fault Entry List display with updates pending
  File  Options  View  Services  Help
───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
IBM Fault Analyzer - Fault Entry List                         Refresh complete
Command ===> ____________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR 

Fault History File or View  : (ALLTEST) All testing                     
6 history files might have updates pending. ❶
   Fault_ID MD_Pages Dups  Dup_Date   Dup_Time Abend  I_Abend Module   System 
   IMS14434       96       2019/08/03 13:51:52 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0060 FAE1
   IMS14433       99       2019/08/03 13:51:40 SNAP   SNAP    IDCB0040 FAE1
   IMS14432       98       2019/08/03 13:51:26 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0020 FAE1
   IMS14431       51       2019/08/03 13:51:16 U0428  U0428   DFSPCC20 FAE1
   IMS14430       98       2019/08/03 13:51:01 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0020 FAE1
   IMS14429       99       2019/08/03 13:50:46 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0010 FAE1
   IMS14428      106       2019/08/03 13:50:33 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0090 FAE1
   IMS14427      735       2019/08/03 13:50:11 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0080 FAE1
   IMS14426      105       2019/08/03 13:49:54 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0070 FAE1
   IMS14424       99       2019/08/03 13:49:35 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0060 FAE1
   IMS14423       51       2019/08/03 13:49:26 U0456  U0456   DFSPCC20 FAE1
   IMS14422      100       2019/08/03 13:49:15 SNAP   SNAP    IDCB0040 FAE1
   IMS14421       98       2019/08/03 13:49:02 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0020 FAE1
   IMS14420       96       2019/08/03 13:48:48 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0020 FAE1
   IMS14419       51       2019/08/03 13:48:39 U0428  U0428   DFSPCC20 FAE1
   IMS14418       97       2019/08/03 13:48:26 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0010 FAE1

By placing the cursor on the number of history files in the updates pending message (❶), and pressing Enter, the History File Updates Pending display is shown as in the following example:

Figure 2. Sample History File Updates Pending display
  File  Options  View  Services  Help
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ History File Updates Pending                               Line 1 Col 1 76  │
│ Command ===> ____________________________________________ Scroll ===> CSR   │
│                                                                             │
│ The most current information from the following history files might not be  │
│ included--press PF3, PF12, or Enter to continue, and refresh later by       │
│ pressing Enter again:                                                       │
│                                                                             │
│ CTEST.DANLEPLI.DCAT                                                         │
│ CTEST.DAPLRMVS.DCAT                                                         │
│ CTEST.DAQJSMVS.DCAT                                                         │
│ CTEST.DAQSCMVS.DCAT                                                         │
│ CTEST.DAQSOMVS.DCAT                                                         │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
   IMS14427      735       2019/08/03 13:50:11 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0080 FAE1
   IMS14426      105       2019/08/03 13:49:54 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0070 FAE1
   IMS14424       99       2019/08/03 13:49:35 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0060 FAE1
   IMS14423       51       2019/08/03 13:49:26 U0456  U0456   DFSPCC20 FAE1
   IMS14422      100       2019/08/03 13:49:15 SNAP   SNAP    IDCB0040 FAE1
   IMS14421       98       2019/08/03 13:49:02 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0020 FAE1
   IMS14420       96       2019/08/03 13:48:48 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0020 FAE1
   IMS14419       51       2019/08/03 13:48:39 U0428  U0428   DFSPCC20 FAE1
   IMS14418       97       2019/08/03 13:48:26 S0CB   U4039   IDCB0010 FAE1

This display lists the names of all history files for which the most current information might not have been available. To return from this display, press PF3, PF12, or Enter.

If the updates pending message is received, and the most current information is required, then this information is generally shown when the Enter key is pressed again to perform an implicit refresh.