7. PARAMETERS › 7.1 Complex Level Parameters › 7.1.1 Account Codes

7.1.1 Account Codes

This section explains how to define the CA MICS Analyzer
Option for VM/CMS account code structure.  These definitions
are valid for every database unit in the database complex.

In CA MICS, data is stored by account number in the VM User
Resource Accounting File (VMCCMU), VM Device Accounting File
(VMCDAC), VM RSCS Accounting File (VMCVRA), and VM Terminal
Network Usage File (VMCNTU).

The parameters in sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(VMCACCT) define:

   o  The number of accounting fields that will be carried in
      the file

   o  The length of each field

   o  The descriptive names that are associated with each
      field

Note that once you have defined these fields, you must
provide a routine that assigns them values (the VMCACRT
member).

Because the accounting fields are part of the sort sequence,
there will be at least one record for each unique combination
of values (and perhaps more than one because there are other
fields in the keys).  The tradeoff you must make is between
keeping a fine level of granularity via the accounting fields
and therefore having a large database, or keeping a coarser
level of granularity but perhaps not meeting your reporting
or analysis requirements.

Once you have determined what the accounting structure is,
you must decide how you want it expressed in the database.
To do so, you must determine the number of accounting fields
(CA MICS supports from 1 to 9) and what will be placed in
them.

The following sections discuss:

    1 - Account Code Definition (VMCACCT)
    2 - Account Code Derivation Exit (VMCACRT)