5. FILES › 5.3 SCP Information Area Files › 5.3.9 Swapping Activity File (SCPSWP) › 5.3.9.3 Usage Considerations

5.3.9.3 Usage Considerations

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

1.  The following elements in the SCPSWPnn file only have
    meaning when used in the DETAIL timespan, since
    significance is lost once summarization has been
    performed.  In the higher timespans, the data elements
    are retained based on the last reference from the file to
    be summarized.

    CYCLETM  - Sampling Time Cycle Length
    EXTSTOR  - Expanded Storage Indicator

2.  Care must be exercised in using the special date and time
    data elements contained in each CA MICS file. As the
    file's granularity increases in higher timespans, certain
    fields lose significance; they should not be used in
    those cases.

    o  HOUR should not be used in MONTHS.
    o  DAY and DAYNAME should not be used in WEEKS, MONTHS.
    o  WEEK should not be used in MONTHS.

3.  ENDTS and STARTTS, when appearing in the DAYS, WEEKS, or
    MONTHS timespans, bound the span of time over which the
    data has been summarized.  STARTTS is the lowest date and
    time; ENDTS is the highest date and time for the data
    summarized.  The data elements have different meanings
    when used in the DETAIL versus the DAYS, WEEKS, and
    MONTHS timespans.   Their purpose in DETAIL is described
    below:

    o  STARTTS represents RMF recording interval start time.
    o  ENDTS represents RMF recording interval end time.