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3.12 Implementing Tape Accounting

Follow this checklist to implement resource usage charges for
Tape Data Set using the CA MICS Tape Analyzer and CA MICS
Accounting and Chargeback.

___  1. Ensure that CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback is
        installed in each CA MICS unit that contains the Tape
        Analyzer.

        If you are using CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback in
        a production environment, we recommend that you
        implement your Tape algorithm in a test unit before
        modifying your production CA MICS unit(s).

___  2. Determine whether you wish to charge from the TLM
        Analyzer files at the DETAIL or at the DAYS timespan.
        Modify prefix.MICS.PARMS(TLMOPS) so that it contains
        one of the following statements:

            ACCOUNTING DETAIL

                   or

            ACCOUNTING DAYS

        The default is ACCOUNTING DAYS.  ACCOUNTING DAYS
        causes the TLM component to account for tape data
        sets at the DAYS summarization level. At the DAYS
        summarization level, tape data set name, VOLSER, and
        other detailed information is not available. Instead,
        each observation represents the total tape/megabyte
        hours used by a group of tape data sets, aggregated
        together, using the sequence/summary keys for the
        TMCTMD file at the DAYS timespan.
        If you need exception level charging based on either
        VOLSER or DSNAME (or any other character data element
        not in the SORT key of the DAYS timespan), you have
        two choices:

        1) Specify ACCOUNTING DETAIL instead of ACCOUNTING
           DAYS in prefix.MICS.PARMS(TLMOPS).  The downside
           to this approach is the high volume of journal
           records generated; one for each tape data set
           segment (multiple data set segments exist for tape
           data sets that span tape volumes).

        2) Specify ACCOUNTING DAYS, but populate the VOLGROUP
           and/or one or more account code variables
           (TLMACT1-9) with data values that can be used to
           apply differential rates.  VOLGROUP and the
           account code variables are summarization keys, so
           that unique values in these elements will result
           in separate DAYS timespan observations.  The
           VOLGROUP data element and the routine used to
           populate it is discussed extensively in section
           7.1.3.2 of the CA MICS Tape Analyzer Option guide.

        Submit prefix.MICS.CNTL(TLMPGEN) and ensure that it
        completes with condition code 0.

        Perform this step for each CA MICS unit that contains
        both the Tape Analyzer and CA MICS Accounting and
        Chargeback.

___  4. Select Option 6, Rate Table, from the Accounting
        Parameter Specification and Generation Menu, and
        select the desired unit database.

        Select the ACTJTV Tape Data Set Journal File that
        contains the algorithm id JTV and computation code
        3300, and set the desired rate.

        HINT:  After you select the journal file, choose
               Option 3 from the Journal File Options menu
               and a list of algorithms will be displayed.
               Select each algorithm to review or modify it.
               If you have more than one algorithm, you will
               need to use Option 4 to qualify them.

        Submit the MAGRUN job when you END from the Rate
        Table and ensure that it completes with condition
        code 0.  Review the MICSLOG to ensure that it ends
        with the BAS00172I message GENERATION PROCESS
        COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY.

        Review the Schedule of Rates report produced by the
        MAGRUN to verify your computation code and rate for
        the Tape journal file.

        Perform this step for each CA MICS unit that contains
        both the Tape Analyzer and CA MICS Accounting and
        Chargeback.

___  5. This completes the implementation of your Tape
        charging algorithm.  The ACTJTV journal file will be
        created in the next CA MICS DAILY run; you should
        review the Journal Run Status Log (MWF;4;2;4;5;1;1)
        to validate the charges.

        You can also refer to the Daily Charges Summary
        Report by submitting  prefix.MICS.CNTL(BGTCNTL).