Reporting Component

The VM Interface translate component creates summary file records in the same format as those produced by CA JARS z/OS to facilitate combined billing applications. VM account records, however, do not contain exactly the same information as accounting records produced by z/OS systems. Some fields in the VM Interface output record, therefore, do not have the same meaning as the corresponding fields in a record produced by CA JARS z/OS.

This guide contains a complete description of the records produced by the VM Interface. If you do not already use CA JARS for z/OS accounting, you can rely on this guide to interpret the data produced by the VM Interface. If you have some familiarity with CA JARS z/OS, note the following differences.

To interpret VM data, you must:

Use the VM Basic Accounting Table in this guide instead of the Basic Accounting Table in the User Guide.
Use the VM Output Data Elements Table in this guide instead of the Output Data Elements Table in the User Guide.

To apply billing rates to VM data in a CA JARS run, you must:

For CA JARS RA for z/OS, use the VMRATE statement described in this guide.
For CA JARS RA for z/VSE, use the CPURATE statement described in this guide.