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Generate a Report

When you display data in the Investigator, it creates search queries to find the requested data. You can save these search queries to a z/OS PDS member. When you save the queries, the Investigator adds JCL statements to create a batch job that you can submit to generate a report. The report displays the same data that is shown in the Investigator.

Creating the batch job lets you generate an updated report as needed, for monitoring purposes. You can submit the job manually, or you can automate the job submission using existing scheduling and output management products at your site. For example, your site may use CA Workload Automation or CA Scheduler to schedule jobs, and CA View or CA Deliver to manage output.

Follow these steps:

1. Launch the Investigator.
2. Click the Save icon, and select Save JCL from the pop-up menu.

   The Save JCL dialog appears.

   Note: You cannot save the JCL if the search query that you are saving contains only the Notes and Instance columns in the grid. If you attempt to do so, an Alert message appears. Add a column other than the Notes and Instance columns, and then save the JCL again.

3. Enter the following information:
   • (Optional) The name of the data set and member containing the JCL template to apply to your job. Do not perform this step unless more than one template is available. The default is chorus_runtime_hlq.CETJEZTR(EZTMPL01).
   • The name of the data set and member in which to save your JCL batch job. If the data set does not exist, it is created.
   • A description of the batch job being created. This description is inserted as a comment in the JCL, after the JOB statement information.

   Click Save.

   The Investigator saves the batch job to the specified data set. This job consists of search queries and JCL statements.

4. Edit the batch job:
   • Insert the account code.
   • Review the JCL comments and make other changes as needed.
5. Submit the batch job manually, or submit it using a job scheduler or workload automation task.

   Note: When you submit the job, CA Chorus must be running so that data can be retrieved from all sources.

   The report is generated as an output file on the mainframe.