Pre-Audit Scan

CA IDMS/DB Audit enables you to preview your audit instructions before processing begins. Pre-audit scanning analyzes the parameters you specify and provides you with the following feedback:

Complete parameter validation
Short description of processing options in effect
Parameter-only processing and reporting
Identification and matching of subschema areas, records, and sets with the processing options that affect them

If you need to correct syntax errors or modify your parameters in any way, you can do so before execution takes place.

To initiate pre-audit scanning, specify the SCAN option with the PROCESS statement.

The following section compares the sequence of events and the output if you generate an Audit Report with or without pre-audit scanning.