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Defining Report Files

Use the CMS FILEDEF command to define input and output files for report generators. The ddname you specify in the FILEDEF command is the same as the ddname described in this guide. The report generators use the FILEDEF blocks the FILEDEF command builds to determine which files to use, the input or output device for this file, and the file ID of the disk files. Except as noted in the file descriptions in the next section, FILEDEF options are ignored.

All required files, except SMF input, assume defaults if you do not specify them with the FILEDEF command. You must use the FILEDEF command to specify SMF input. See the description of each report for the files it uses.

The ACFRPTS utility prompts you for the filetypes of SMF files and issues the necessary FILEDEF commands. For report output, ACFRPTS also issues the correct FILEDEF commands. It uses the defaults for other files required for each report. You can issue FILEDEF commands to override defaults for these files. See the description of each file in the next section for more information.