The Tape Library Management (TLM) reports are generated by
inquiries accessed using the CA MICS Information Center
Facility (MICF), which is part of the CA MICS Workstation
Facility (MWF).
The MICF inquiries distributed with the component produce
meaningful reports from the CA MICS database files. These
distributed inquiries can be copied and modified using the
Database Inquiries option on the MICF main menu. The MICF
facility also provides the flexibility to code and save user-
designed reports.
Reports for the TLM component are distributed as MICF
inquiries and are listed in Figure 3-1.
All of the TLM inquiries generate line-printer reports.
Samples of each report are presented in the following
sections.
The reports are generated from the DAYS timespan files.
User Modification
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The MICF inquiries provide a user exit that can be used to
perform additional data element modification or record
selection from the CA MICS database. To invoke this exit,
the shared inquiry must first be copied into the private MICF
catalog, then selected for modification. Finally, SAS
statements must be coded in the SELECT macro, bracketed by
the %MACRO and %MEND statements, which are provided.
The default for the SELECT macro is null. This macro is
invoked when the observations are read from the specified CA
MICS files. The macro can be used to delete observations
from the data as it is processed. For example, for a
published study, it may be necessary to change the actual VTS
Library Sequence Numbers (IVTVLS) and VTS Composite Library
ID (IVTCMPID) values that appear in the report. The
following code would accomplish this requirement:
%MACRO SELECT;
IF IVTVLS = 'PROD01' THEN IVTVLS ='VTS001' ;
IF IVTCMPID = 'PRDC01' THEN IVTCMPID ='CMP001' ;
... additional remapping statements ...
%MEND SELECT;
Use this macro to exclude systems from the report, for
example, exclude all test systems:
%MACRO SELECT;
IF SYSID NE: 'T';
%MEND SELECT;
IMPORTANT! All SAS statements must be coded in accordance
with the syntax of the SAS Macro Language, as described in
the SAS guides. No validity checking is done on the defined
code. If the user code contains syntax errors or the logic
produces syntax errors, the inquiry will either terminate
abnormally or will produce unpredictable results.
Inquiry Naming Conventions
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The TLM component MICF inquiry names follow the form cccptn,
where:
ccc = The three-character product identifier (TAP).
p = The type of report: C (color graphic), L (list),
or P (printer).
t = The technology reported on is T for Tape Library
Management.
n = A character that differentiates this inquiry
from others.
For example, an inquiry named TAPLTB would be interpreted
as follows:
TAPLTB ---||+= the second list inquiry | || | |+= for Tape Library Management | | | += a list inquiry | += a Tape Analyzer Option inquiry +--------------+----------------------------------------------+----------+ | Report Class | Report Name | Report ID| +--------------+----------------------------------------------+----------+ | Storage | Tape Data Set Summary Report | TAPLTA | | | Tape Volume Summary Report | TAPLTB | +--------------+----------------------------------------------+----------+
Figure 3-1. MICF Distributed Inquiries for Tape Library Management
These MICF inquiries for the TLM component are accessed
through the MICF Inquiries panel of the CA MICS Workstation
Facility (MWF).
The first subsection below explains the layout and user-
modifiable fields in the MICF displays for the TLM reports.
The next sections discuss each of the TLM reports:
1 - TLM MICF Inquiry Specification Panels
2 - Tape Data Set Summary Report (TAPLTA)
3 - Tape Volume Summary Report (TAPLTB)
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