2.3 Using Exception Reports


The five standard and inquiry exception reports have been
identified and described in previous sections in this
chapter.  This section suggests a plan for the distribution
and use of the exception reports.  This is intended only to
aid you in developing the plan most consistent with your
individual environment.

The Exception Management Overview should be made
available to the data center managers having responsibility
for system availability, operation, or performance.

The Severity Level Exception Summary should be generated
specifically for use by the System Performance Department.
The report should contain a prioritized list of all critical,
impacting, and warning exceptions.  A copy of the critical
exceptions report should be distributed to the same managers
receiving the Exception Management Overview.

The Management Area Exception Summary should be separated
by area reported (e.g., availability) and distributed as
illustrated in Figure 2-7.

| Management Area Exceptions| Department Distribution List |  +---------------------------+------------------------------+  |  Availability Exceptions  |                              |  |                           |   Operations                 |  |                           |   Quality Control            |  |                           |   Systems Programming        |  |                           |   System Performance         |  |---------------------------|------------------------------|  |  Performance Exceptions   |                              |  |                           |   Systems Programming        |  |                           |   System Performance         |  |---------------------------|------------------------------|  |  Productivity Exceptions  |                              |  |                           |   Applications Development   |  |                           |   Standards Control          |  |                           |   System Administrators      |  |---------------------------|------------------------------|  |  Service Exceptions       |                              |  |                           |   Data Center Management     |  |                           |   Operations                 |  |                           |   Systems Programming        |  |                           |   System Performance         |  |---------------------------|------------------------------|  |  Standards Exceptions     |                              |  |                           |   System Administrators      |  |                           |   Standards Control          |  |                           |   Applications Development   |  |---------------------------|------------------------------|  |  Workload Exceptions      |                              |  |                           |   System Administrators      |  |                           |   Systems Programming        |  |                           |   System Performance         |  |---------------------------|------------------------------|  |  Security Exceptions      |                              |  |                           |   Data Center Management     |  |                           |   Security Control           |  |                           |   System Administrators      |  +---------------------------+------------------------------+

 
Figure 2-7. Management Area Exception Report Distribution


The Full and Short Exception Detail reports are produced
on an as-required basis using Online Inquiry.  These reports
are selectively generated to provide the required detail to
support the findings in the summary reports.

The following represents a sample of the types of online
inquiry selection that may prove useful:

    o Selection of a specific exception or set of exceptions

    o Selection of a user or user group

    o Selection by severity level

    o Selection by information area

    o Selection by date and/or time of occurrence

These selection facilities are useful in analyzing sets
of exceptions; for in-depth analysis of certain exception
types; selective reporting to analyze a particular user, user
department, or group; and for tailoring exception reports for
internal reporting needs.