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5.3.4.3 OPSCTF Usage Considerations

You can select Change Tracking Data Entry by using option 2
on the CA MICS Data Entry panel in MSAS. Refer to Section
4.4.4 of the CA MICS Planning, Installation, Operation, and
Maintenance Guide for a discussion of MSAS.  The Change
Tracking File (OPSCTF) is created in this process.  The
purpose of the file is to permit basic change tracking data
entry for recording operating system changes, hardware
upgrades, updates to CA MICS, and other categories of change
for which the installation requires recording.

Manual data entry using this option is the only entry source
for change tracking information.  The following is a
description of how to invoke this process.

To invoke the CA MICS Data Entry facility for Change
Tracking, select the MSAS option from the CA MICS Workstation
Facility (MWF) menu.  From the MSAS panel, select option 4 to
request data entry.

The CA MICS Data Entry menu is then displayed.  Specify the
mode of operation (B-Browse, D-Data Entry, or S-Screen
Modification) in the Function field and the number of the
file to be processed (2 in this case) in the Data Source
field.  To update the Change Tracking File, choose Function
'D' and Data Source '2' and press ENTER.

Interactive SAS will be invoked and the first observation in
the data set will be displayed.  If no data exists in the
file, an empty observation will be displayed if you requested
Data Entry mode.  If you requested Browse mode, SAS/FSP will
display the following message on the second line of the
screen:

Error======> There are no observations to BROWSE

When the first observation is displayed, you may modify any
field on the screen.  If you are adding a new observation to
the file, you must supply CHANGE TITLE, CHANGE REASON CODE,
DATE OF CHANGE, SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION (both original and
logical), and DESCRIPTION.  Other fields on the screen are
optional.

There are several methods to view another observation in the
file.  You may view the next observation in the file by
pressing PF8.  You may go directly to an observation by
typing the observation number on the command line and hitting
RETURN (ENTER).  You may also search for a specific
observation using the F (Find) or L (Locate) commands.

When you wish to exit the update or browse process, use the
PF3 key to exit.  Then issue the BYE command to return to the
CA MICS Data Entry panel.