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5.1.4 Shared Inquiry Catalog
------------------- Shared Inquiry Catalog Administration -------------------
Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE
Userid ===> _______ (For insert) Catalog Group ===> ________
Prefix ===> _________________ (Optional) Name (subset display) ===> ________
Line Cmds: I Insert D Delete S Select
Cmd Name Title Date Time
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_ ACT Installation Accounting
_ ADMIN CA MICS Administration
_ CIC CICS Analysis
_ DB2 DB2 Analysis
_ EXC Exception Analysis
_ IDM IDMS Analysis
_ IMS IMS Analysis
_ RMF Hardware and SCP Analysis (RMF)
_ SMF SMF Analysis
_ SNT SNA Network Analysis
_ SRL System Reliability Analysis
_ TSO TSO Analysis
_ VCA DASD Analysis
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Figure 5-3. Shared Inquiry Catalog Administration Panel
MICF maintains a private inquiry catalog for each MICF user
and a single shared inquiry catalog that can be accessed by
all users. During the installation of MICF, you may want to
tailor some of the distributed inquiries and place them in
the shared catalog. In addition, you will probably want to
create a set of your own inquiries and place them in the
shared inquiry catalog for general use.
To reach the Shared Inquiry Catalog Administration display
(Figure 5-3) select option 2, Shared Inquiry Catalog
Administration, from the MICF Administration menu (Figure
5-1). The Shared Inquiry Catalog Administration display is
used to copy inquiries from any user's private inquiry
catalog (including the System Administrator's private inquiry
catalog) to the shared inquiry catalog and also to delete
shared inquiries that are no longer required. Note that
inquiries are only composed (written) in private inquiry
catalogs and then copied to the shared inquiry catalog. When
an inquiry is copied from a private catalog to the shared
catalog, the version in the private catalog remains there and
is not altered in any way.
The contents of the Shared Inquiry Catalog Administration
display vary depending upon the specifications entered in the
data entry fields at the top of the panel. These control the
subset of the shared inquiry catalog to be displayed. A
catalog structure is provided to simplify inquiry retrieval.
cataloged inquiries are stored in "groups" of related
inquiries. This panel can display the list of defined
catalog groups or the list of inquiries cataloged under a
specific catalog group.
There are five data entry locations on this panel:
o Userid
o Prefix
o Catalog Group
o Name
o Cmd
The data entry considerations for each of these are discussed
in detail below.
USERID
Userid is required to add inquiries to the shared inquiry
catalog. It defaults to the last value specified for this
parameter. It is a one to seven-character TSO user
identification (or logon-id). This identifier is used to
locate and read the specified user's private inquiry catalog.
PREFIX
Prefix is optional for adding inquiries to the shared inquiry
catalog. It defaults to the optional high-level qualifier
for private data sets defined by the CA MICS Administrator.
If your data center uses high-level qualifiers for private
data sets other than the TSO userid, you should enter the
qualifier for the specific user's catalog that you intend to
insert inquiries from.
CATALOG GROUP
Catalog Group is optional. It defaults to the last value
specified for this parameter. Enter a 1-8 character catalog
group name or *. This is the catalog group to be displayed.
Leave this parameter blank to display the list of defined
catalog groups. Use the S (Select) line command or enter the
group name in this field to select a catalog group and
display a list of inquiries cataloged under that group.
Specify * to list ALL inquiries.
NAME
Name is optional. It defaults to the last value specified
for this parameter. It can be 1-8 characters and is used to
subset the list of inquiries displayed on the panel. The
Shared Inquiry Catalog Administration display will be limited
to inquiries with names having the same leading characters as
specified in this parameter. For example, specifying TSO
will limit the display to inquiries with names beginning with
TSO.
CMD
The Cmd column is the Line Command data entry field. When
Catalog Group is blank, each line of the display represents a
catalog group and lists the name and title for the catalog
group. All line commands are valid in this mode. When
Catalog Group is not blank, each line of the display
represents a database inquiry and lists the name, title, and
last change date/time for the inquiry. In this mode, D
(Delete) and I (Insert) are the only valid line commands.
To insert an inquiry:
1. Specify the Userid for the private inquiry catalog from
which the inquiry will be copied.
2. Specify I in the Cmd column (can be specified on any
line).
3. The Private Inquiry Selection panel will be displayed for
the specified Userid. Select the desired inquiry. This
panel is similar to the Shared Inquiry Catalog
Administration panel except that it displays the inquiries
for the specified Userid. It has the Group and Name data
entry fields. In addition, it includes an option to allow
or disallow replacement of an existing inquiry in the
shared catalog if an inquiry with the same name is
selected. When you select an entry on this panel, you are
given the opportunity to change the inquiry name, inquiry
title, inquiry author, catalog group and catalog group
title.
To delete an inquiry:
1. Select the appropriate catalog group and scroll the
display until the desired inquiry appears on the panel.
2. Specify D in the Cmd column for the desired inquiry.
3. The confirm delete panel will be displayed. Press ENTER
to confirm.
4. The inquiry has been deleted. It can NOT be recovered.
