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Generating CA Earl Reports on zVM › Using ACFFS

Using ACFFS

This section shows how to use the CA ACF2 full‑screen facility to generate an CA Earl report. Examples of the menu panels, input panels, output panels, and so on are shown. Many of the panels shown in the examples enable numerous options. Explaining all of these options is beyond the scope of this guide. However, ACFFS provides a comprehensive online HELP facility. When you need additional information about any panel, press the HELP key (usually PF1).

To generate an CA Earl report on VM

  1. Type ACFFS 6

    Full‑screen report generator function starts.

  2. Select SMF input for the report.
  3. Use the ACFRPTPP utility to convert SMF files into a sequential file.
  4. Invoke the desired CA Earl report procedure.

Obtaining CA ACF2 zVM SMF Files

Normally, you use the CA ACF2 full‑screen facility to select input SMF files.

To select input SMF files

  1. Type ACFFS 6

    The Audit Reports menu appears.

  2. Type S next to all SMF files you want included in your reports, then press Enter.

    The selected SMF minidisks are linked and accessed. After you complete this procedure, the panel returns to the Select SMF Input Files for Reports (6.1) panel.

Converting SMF Files to Sequential Format

After you select your SMF files, you must convert these files into sequential format. CA Earl™ can process only sequential files. CA provides the ACFRPTPP utility to convert the standard CA ACF2 SMF files into a sequential format suitable for CA Earl™.

To execute ACFRPTPP from the ACFFS full‑screen facility

  1. Press PF3 (QUIT) from the Select SMF Input Files for Reports (6.1) panel.

    The Audit Report (6.0) panel appears:

  2. Type 3 on the OPTION line.

    The Customized Reports panel appears.This option shows the following panel.

  3. Type 1 to execute the EARL SMF Preprocessor.

    The EARL SMF Record Preprocessor (6.3.1) panel has selection criteria such as output device, start date, and so on, with default values shown. By default, the sequential output file is named ACFFLT OUTPUT A. You can change this to any name you want.

  4. Press Enter to execute the preprocessor.

    The CA ACF2 UTILITY LIBRARY ‑ ACFRPTPP ‑ SMF RECORD PRE‑PROCESSOR panel appears.

Producing Your CA Earl Reports

After you have the sequential file that CA Earl requires, you can produce an CA Earl report.

Note: The next example assumes that the EARL SMF Record Preprocessor (6.3.1) panel is currently shown on your terminal.

To produce a report

  1. From the main Customized Reports (6.3) panel type 2 to produce one of the supplied CA Earl reports.

    Note: You can run five different CA Earl reports using the CA ACF2 full‑screen feature. These reports are almost identical to their counterparts as documented in the Reports and Utilities Guide. For example, report 3, Sample Invalid Password Authority Report, is almost the same as the standard report.

  2. Type the desired report number on the OPTION line and press Enter.

    The report that you select runs automatically and you can view it on your terminal.