5. FILES › 5.3 SCP Information Area Files › 5.3.5 Trace Activity File (SCPTRC) › 5.3.5.3 Usage Considerations

5.3.5.3 Usage Considerations

Special considerations or techniques related to using the
SCPTRC file are provided below.

1.  By default, the SCPTRC file exists in the DETAIL
    timespan and is compressed.   If you code your
    prefix.MICS.PARMS(RMFOPS) OPTIONS statement to set the
    RMF trace option to NONE, then the SCPTRC01 file will be
    empty as described in the OPTIONS statement documentation
    in section 7.3.1 of this guide.

2.  The data element TRCTYPE obtains its value from the
    RMFOPS OPTIONS statement.

3.  The DURATION data element is set to the RMF interval
    elapsed time if TRCTYPE='I' for interval record.  If
    TRCTYPE='S' for sample set record, DURATION is equal to
    the RMF interval elapsed time divided by the number of
    sample sets provided for this trace.

4.  The purpose of ENDTS and STARTTS is described below:

    o  STARTTS represents RMF recording interval or sample
       set start time based on user option defined by TRCTYPE
       above.
    o  ENDTS represents RMF recording interval or sample set
       end time.