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4.4.1 CA MICS Workstation Facility

---------------------  CA MICS Workstation Facility (MWF)  --------------------

Option ===>

        1 - Documentation Access (DOC)
            Browse, print, and/or cross reference CA MICS documentation.
        2 - CA MICS Information Center Facility (MICF)
            Compose and/or replay CA MICS database inquiries.
        3 - SAS With CA MICS Libraries (MSAS)
            Use interactive SAS with CA MICS libraries and macros.
        4 - Management Support Applications (APPL)
            Accounting and Chargeback, Capacity Planner,
            Performance Manager and StorageMate.
        5 - CA MICS Administrator Facility (MAF)
            Operational status and tracking, installation, modification,
            maintenance, and authorization.
        T - Tutorial
        X - Exit

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CA MICS provides online access to the Database,
documentation, and scheduled maintenance (the Product Service
Packs or "PSPs") through the CA MICS Workstation Facility
(MWF).  The Workstation's dialogs run as ISPF applications.


ACTIVATING MWF

The initial invocation of MWF automatically proceeds to the
dialog for CA MICS Administrator Facility Parameters (MAF
option 0).  This allows for the immediate definition of
required MWF parameters to operate the dialogs and also
determines where the parameter information itself will be
stored.

Successive MWF invocations use these stored parameter
definitions, so the first panel displayed is the MWF primary
options panel (above).

MAF Parameters apply to all users of the online facilities of
CA MICS. Individual users can override selected MAF
parameters.  The first user to invoke MWF will be required to
specify this information for MWF use, therefore it is
important to complete these parameters correctly during the
initial invocation.  The parameter information is then
carried in ISPF tables that are stored into and retrieved
from sharedprefix.MICS.ISPTLIB.  For this reason, you MUST
specify the correct name of your sharedprefix.MICS.ISPTLIB
data set during initialization.

Upon initial invocation, each new user of MWF is prompted to
establish a user-level ISPF tables data set.  The
userid.MICS.USER.TABLES data set is then used to store
information unique to each user, from session to session.
The userid.MICS.USER.TABLES data set is discussed later in
this section in more detail, but is also mentioned here
because the Administrator that activates MWF globally is also
a user, with his or her own userid.MICS.USER.TABLES data set.
In addition, you can change the default
userid.MICS.USER.TABLES data set name.  The DSN applies to
ALL users. You should NOT change the DSN after other users
start using CA MICS online facilities.

---------------------  CA MICS Administrator Facility (MAF) ---------------------

Option ===>

         0 - CA MICS Administrator Facility Parameters
             Change default CA MICS environmental parameters.
         1 - Operational Status and Tracking
             Submit operational jobs and check Database status.
         2 - PSP Online Services
             Accept and apply PSP maintenance.
         3 - Authorization Assignment
             Review and adjust user authorization to CA MICS facilities.
         4 - CA MICS Administrator Utilities
             Submit CA MICS Administrator Utilities.

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CA MICS ADMINISTRATOR FACILITY PARAMETERS (MAF OPTION 0)

The MAF Parameters panel (see sample at the beginning of
section 4.4.2) is displayed when the CA MICS Workstation
Facility (MWF) parameter table (MWF$SITE) is not found, which
is normal if you are installing the CA MICS ISPF environment
(MWF) the first time.

MWF initialization cannot continue until you select each
option from this menu and enter the required parameters.
Alternatively, you can enter the CANCEL command to terminate
MWF initialization.

The sharedprefix.MICS.ISPTLIB(MWF$SITE) ISPF table must be
available to CA MICS through the normal ISPF tables library
ddname, ISPTLIB.  Follow the instructions in the Setting Up
the CA MICS ISPF Environment section (3.3.6) of this guide to
ensure that MWF$SITE can be found through the ISPTLIB logical
ddname.

CA MICS ADMINISTRATOR FACILITY (MAF)

The CA MICS System Administrator uses the CA MICS
Administrator Facility (MAF) to support and control the
CA MICS complex.  Access to this process is limited to
authorized users.  MAF applications are discussed in other
sections of this guide.

USER ACCESS TO MWF

Most functions provided by the Workstation Facility require
initialization before they can be used.  Some of this
initialization is accomplished by the standard JCLGEN and
Component Generation processes involved in installing and
maintaining CA MICS.

Additional information is then specified to the online
administrative- and user-level parameter panels in each MWF
application.  See the MICF User Guide, MICF Reference Guide,
and Document Access Guide for more information.  See the MAF
Parameters section (4.4.2) of this guide for information
about the CA MICS Administrator Facility (MAF) parameters.

Refer to individual product guides for more information on
the online services available with each management support
application.

The only administrative panel for the MSAS dialog is option 3
of the MAF Parameters menu (MWF;MAF;0;3).  Also, see the Data
Entry section (4.4.5) of this guide for information on data
entry through the MSAS dialog.