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2.3.2 Database Unit Planning and Parameters


This section shows you how to specify the operational
parameters required to install CA MICS.  Operational
parameters guide the processing of data in the CA MICS
system.  They are stored in the prefix.MICS.PARMS library
associated with the database being run and are incorporated
into the CA MICS system by the base and optional product
generation processes (i.e., BASPGEN, SMFPGEN, RMFPGEN,
etc.).  Changes to parameters do not take effect until the
appropriate generator is run, unlike SAS code changes (to
exits, for example), which take effect immediately.

The following topics are covered in this section:

     1 - An Introduction to the Concept of Summarization
     2 - Computing System Parameters (SYSID)
     3 - Time Zone Definitions (ZONE)
     4 - Site Characteristics (SITE)
     5 - Performance Group Names (PRFGP) and Service Classes
     6 - Compression (COMPRESS)

For information about specific data integration product's
parameters, refer to that product's planning, installation
definitions, or parameters chapter in its guide.