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Standard Reports

Standard reports are shipped with CA Disk. They display data fields proven through the years to be highly relevant. These are fixed format reports in which the contents and format of the output have been predefined.

Standard reports display data obtained from volume VTOC entries and catalog entries, and are commonly produced from batch execution. When combined with the select and exclude capabilities of the command language (DSCL), you have a high degree of flexibility in obtaining just the information you need.

Standard Reports include:

• MVDICT, SVDICT, and MAPPER reports—These are produced for non‑VSAM data sets from VTOC information are also produced for VSAM clusters from information in the catalog.
• Catalog-based reports—These are formatted identically to the VTOC‑based reports; however, the results can differ for multivolume data sets.
• VTOC-based reports—These will show only the volumes specified in the selection criteria, whereas the catalog-based reports will show all volumes the data set resides on even if the primary volume is the only volume selected.
• CLDATA and CIARPT reports—These will analyze and display information, which is unique to VSAM.
• ALLOCS, ATTRBS, DISTRS, FREESP, and LAYOUT reports—These are considered volume-level reports. These reports do not perform data set level processing. By eliminating this overhead, performance for these reports is greatly improved.
• Online reporting—This facility gives you the ability to define your own reports. All of the possible reporting fields are displayed for you on the ISPF panels, from which you choose the ones that are needed. You also get to specify the print position for each field, sub and grand totals desired, and multiple sorting fields in ascending or descending sequence. When you finish defining the report, you can execute it interactively (online), or submit a batch job to produce it. For more information about these reports, see the User Guide. For more information about the function, see the ISPF help text.
• Multiple reports—These can be generated during a single scan of a set of volumes. Records for each type of desired report are generated during the scan phase, are sorted into the appropriate sequence, and then printed by the report writer component of CA Disk.