6. DATA SOURCES › 6.3 CA MICS SMF Requirements and Considerations › 6.3.4 SYSOUT Considerations › 6.3.4.5 Report Distribution Products › 6.3.4.5.4 CA View Generated SMF Type 6 Records

6.3.4.5.4 CA View Generated SMF Type 6 Records

CA View is a facility for archiving and retrieving computer
output(SYSOUT).  Any SYSOUT can be specified for archiving
including production reports.  SYSLOG data can archived
within CA View.

The SMF type 6 records produced by CA View, contain
standard IBM SMF type 6 record fields and some additional
fields from the CA View database. These records are
non-standard SMF type 6 records.

CA View SMF type 6 records are produced for any SYSOUT sent
to CA View to be archived.  These CA View type 6 records do
not contain a device name, since it is not known where the
recipient's report will be printed at the time the report is
created. The job name in these type 6 records will be the
job name of the application that created the SYSOUT or
report which was then sent to CA View.

Standard SMF type 6 records will be created by JES-, PSF, or
External Writer sub systems.  To determine printer activity,
use the standard SMF type 6 records, because they identify
the actual output device name used to print a report.
The job name in the standard type 6 records could be a
batch job name of the job which reprinted the report, or
the STC task name, SARSTC, of the reprint request.  Online
reprints will have the job name of the TSO user or an
XMS task name.

The printed SYSOUT data sets are accounted for twice, once by
CA View-generated records, and again by the JES-, PSF-,
or External Writer-generated SMF type 6 records.  Both
CA View and standard SMF type 6 records should be allowed
to create BATSPL observations.  The CA View record should
be used to provide accountability back to the original job.

CA View requires no action for CA MICS to write
CA View-generated SMF type 6 records to the BATSPL file.