3. CUSTOMIZING CA MICS StorageMate › 3.5 Data Set Group Tables › 3.5.1 Creating a Data Set Ownership Table

3.5.1 Creating a Data Set Ownership Table

To create a Data Set Group Table, select the "Create Data Set
Group Table" option from the StorageMate and MICF Options
menu.

You can, optionally, see the MICF Execution panel described
in Section 3.6 of this guide, after which you should see the
Create Data Set Group Table report options screen.  It is
similar to the screen you saw when creating a Volume Group
Table.  You must specify the Unit DBID and Cycle number
identifying the data to be used.  Another option in the
CA MICS Input Definition area of the panel allows you to
identify the sources of data to be used when building the
table.  In this area you must specify one or more letters,
each separated by at least one blank space.  Place a question
mark (?) in this field and press ENTER to get a list of the
valid values for this particular function.  As with the
creation of a Volume Group Table, you can use the StorageMate
Data Filtering panel to subset the input data to be used for
creating your table.  You may wish to include only those data
sets residing on certain volumes or systems, or only those
data sets having a specific data set name structure.

As with the creation of the Volume Group Table, you must
specify the name of the table that will be created, as well
as the 16-character default description that will appear on
each entry.  Later, you will change this description to
contain a more meaningful value for each prefix.

Another field specific to the creation of data set tables is
the 'Number of DSNodes to use' field.  In this field, enter a
numeric value from 1-6 that corresponds to the number of
nodes that should be considered for each unique table entry.
Use any value greater than 1 with some caution, as this could
create a very large table.

The final option is whether mask characters will be supported
in the table that will be created.  If mask characters are
not allowed, each entry in the table consists of a data set
name prefix.  If mask characters are allowed, the table is
initially created as a table of prefixes, but can be changed
to contain any valid mask character.  An advantage of mask
characters is that the tables tend to be smaller and easier
to maintain.  A disadvantage of mask characters is that they
take longer to process when running a report that uses a
table containing them.  This may cause reports to run longer
and consume more processor time.  The decision concerning
mask characters need not be universal, as you may create and
use both types of tables.

When you have completed your entries on the Create Data Set
Group Table screen, press ENTER to validate your changes;
then use the END PF key to actually create the table.