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5.1 Data Element Naming Conventions

The data elements in the CA MICS Data Base files follow
naming conventions that depend on whether they are standard
or common data elements.  Standard data elements use the
first three characters of their name to identify the file in
which they are defined.  The exception to this rule is that
elements in a parallel file use the file identification of
the parent file.  An example of this would be the Terminal
Activity File (TSO_TA) which uses the TSU prefix.  The
following chart lists the three-character prefix with which
the standard data element names begin and the file in which
they are contained.

  +-------------------------------------+--------+--------+
  | File Name                           |  File  | Prefix |
  +-------------------------------------+--------+--------+
  | TSO Batch Command Information File  | TSO_BI |  TSI   |
  | TSO Batch Data Set Name File        | TSO_BD |  TSA   |
  | TSO Batch User Activity File        | TSO_BU |  TSU   |
  | TSO Batch User Command Counts File  | TSO_BC |  TSC   |
  | TSO Data Set Name File              | TSOTSA |  TSA   |
  | TSO Dynamic Resource Usage File     | TSODRU |  DRU   |
  | TSO System Activity File            | TSOTSO |  TSO   |
  | TSO Terminal Activity File          | TSO_TA |  TSU   |
  | TSO User Activity File              | TSOTSU |  TSU   |
  | TSO User Command Counts File        | TSOTSC |  TSC   |
  | TSO User Interactive Usage File     | TSOTSI |  TSI   |
  | TSO Workload Manager File           | TSOTSW |  TSW   |
  +-------------------------------------+--------+--------+


Common data elements do not use a data element prefix.  They
have a common definition across data base information areas
or across files within an information area.  You will find
common data elements listed in the "Sequence/Summary Data
Elements" and "Common Data Elements" sections of the Data
Elements List that accompany the DETAIL file descriptions in
this chapter.