Source: VCADAA file at the DETAIL timespan
VCA_VS file at the DETAIL timespan
HSMMIG file at the DETAIL timespan
HSBBAC file at the DETAIL timespan
Tape library information (external)
Function: This facility obtains data about your existing data
sets from up to five different input sources, and
uses these data to build test cases for your ACS
routines. These test cases can then be used as
input to the ISMF ACS Testing facility to make sure
your current or proposed ACS routines work
correctly under a wide variety of conditions.
The output of this facility includes a summary
report and a jobstream in your Work Data Set that
can then be used to allocate a test case data set,
and populate it with test cases constructed from
your own data.
The ISMF ACS Testing facility can then process the
test case library you have built, passing each test
case to your ACS routines (either the active ones
or test versions). The results of these tests will
produce a report file that can then be analyzed by
another CA MICS StorageMate facility--ACS Testing
Results.
Further information about the use of the ACS Test
Facility is available in the facility instructions
at the end of this section.
Features: The ISMF ACS Testing facility allows you to build
your own test cases, but the information has to be
entered manually through ISPF, with each completed
panel resulting in only one test case. This
facility provides a mechanism that is faster and
less prone to error.
Much of the information needed to describe each
data set can be extracted directly from the CA MICS
database. If your ACS routines are dependent upon
information not in the database (such as the
creating jobname of the data set), a secondary
screen can be used to supply these values to all
created test cases. Your own SAS code can also be
inserted at a special exit point that receives
control after each test case has been constructed.
Because the number of data sets represented by even
one cycle of CA MICS data may be prohibitive, two
options have been included that reduce the number
of test cases created. The Random option will
select final test cases at a user-specified
interval, such as every 5th case or every 20th
case. The Subset option will include all data sets
having unique characteristics, while excluding
those similar to cases already selected. This
option considers such factors as the data set name,
data set size, accounting fields, and data set
organization.
SMS
Issues: An important phase of any SMS conversion project is
making sure your ACS routines are operating
correctly and achieving their desired results.
This problem is no less critical after SMS
conversion, as regular maintenance to the ACS
routines will still be necessary. Because of their
critical nature, accuracy of ACS routines is just
as important as the accuracy of any system exit.
Testing your routines with a large number of test
cases will help insure your success in this
critical task.
COLUMN DESCRIPTIONS
SUMMARY OF TEST CASES CREATED IN MEMBER name OF
DATA SET dsname
This informational line identifies the Work Data Set
(dsname) and member (name) containing the jobstream
that will create and populate the test case library.
This jobstream should be edited, if necessary, and
then submitted to create the test case library.
CASES FROM DASD DATA (NON-VSAM)
A numeric value that represents the total number of
test cases created from the CA MICS VCADAA file.
VCADAA contains information about non-VSAM data sets
that reside on primary (Level 0) DASD.
CASES FROM DASD DATA (VSAM)
A numeric value that represents the total number of
test cases created from the CA MICS VCA_VS file.
VCA_VS contains information about VSAM data sets
that reside on primary (Level 0) DASD.
CASES FROM TAPE DATA
A numeric value that represents the total number of
test cases created from data representing your tape
library. This information is obtained from an
external data set you provided. The MICSLOG report
should identify the name of the data set that was
used.
CASES FROM HSM MIGRATION DATA
A numeric value that represents the total number of
test cases created from the CA MICS HSMMIG file.
This file contains information about data sets that
previously resided on DASD, but have migrated to
either Level 1 or Level 2 HSM storage.
CASES FROM HSM BACKUP DATA
A numeric value that represents the total number of
test cases created from the CA MICS HSBBAC file.
This file contains information about data sets that
have one or more versions available on HSM backup
storage.
*TOTAL TEST CASES GENERATED*
A numeric value that represents the total number of
test cases created in the test case library. This
number should be the sum of all the values described
above.
ACS TEST CASE CREATION (STGELF) CA MICS StorageMate ABC CORPORATION SUMMARY OF TEST CASES CREATED IN MEMBER ACS0412 OF DATA SET STORADMN.MICSSTOR.CNTL CASES FROM DASD DATA (NON-VSAM) 742 CASES FROM DASD DATA (VSAM) 104 CASES FROM TAPE DATA 503 CASES FROM HSM MIGRATION DATA 379 CASES FROM HSM BACKUP DATA 5 -------- *TOTAL TEST CASES GENERATED* 1733
Figure 4-5. ACS Test Case Creation
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