7. PARAMETERS › 7.1 Environmental Considerations

7.1 Environmental Considerations

Before coding product parameters, you need to know about the
MVS environment(s) at your installation.  Before you specify
parameters for the product:

   o  Examine existing user groups, account codes, and job
      control information used on the system.  This
      information helps you code appropriate values for
      account codes.

   o  Review the default options for the parameters to
      determine their applicability to your site.

   o  Review current CA MICS parameter specifications:

      -  Review data base unit specifications to determine
         which unit or units should include SMF data.

      -  Review the SYSID parameter to determine whether it
         correlates to the SMF data.  Your site's SYSID
         definition is located in the prefix.MICS.PARMS data
         set associated with each data base unit.

      -  Review the CA MICS ZONE parameter to ensure that it
         reflects the variations in SMF data.  This parameter
         is located in the prefix.MICS.PARMS data set
         associated with each data base unit.

      -  Examine existing accounting standards for other
         CA MICS products, if applicable, to ensure that
         CA MICS Accounting and Chargeback aggregates
         information consistently.