9. PROCESSING › 9.1 Processing Considerations

9.1 Processing Considerations

The DAY074 step of the Daily Update job is the step that
processes VMS ACCOUNTING, VMS MONITOR, and CA MICS DEXSUS
data.  The input data from these three data sources is
presented to the CA MICS VAX/VMS Analyzer in a series of
sequential files.

VMS ACCOUNTING, VMS MONITOR, and CA MICS DEXSUS data files
each consist of a series of variable length data records
written on the VAX system.  Before CA MICS can process the
data, it must be transported to the MVS system on which
CA MICS is running.

VMS ACCOUNTING data volume is significantly smaller than VMS
MONITOR or CA MICS DEXSUS data. The CA MICS Accounting and
Chargeback user cannot control the type of data generated and
all data should be processed.

VMS MONITOR data can be quite voluminous.  Processing this
data can require large amounts of CPU time and DASD.  You
should carefully consider the types of data you wish to
capture and process on the VMS system.

CA MICS DEXSUS data can be quite voluminous. Processing this
data can require large amounts of CPU time and DASD.  You
should carefully consider the types of data you wish to
capture and process on the VMS system.

U300 Abend
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If any input process (VMS ACCOUNTING, VMS MONITOR, or CA MICS
DEXSUS) encounters a situation in which no data has been read
and kept when data input was specified for that source, a
U300 abend will be produced.  Refer to Section 4.3.11, Abend
Codes and Corrective Action, of the CA MICS PIOM Guide to
correct the abend.