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1.1.2.1Using Standard CA MICS Parameters

The purpose of the CA MICS parameter library construction is
to provide user definitions for the CA MICS execution
environment.  The CA MICS database complex, and each database
unit installed within it, have a parameter library used for
this specification.

The parameter library is an OS partitioned data set that
can be conveniently edited and modified by any means at the
user's disposal.  Simple changes in one or more members in
the library may cause major changes to occur in the operation
of CA MICS. The parameter structure is defined in the CA MICS
Planning, Installation, Operation and Maintenance Guide.

Most of the members are used by CA MICS during the
installation process.  One (or more) of the CA MICS generator
facilities reads the parameter members, bases decisions on
the user-provided coding, and constructs JCL or SAS logic
based on the specifications.  An example of installation time
parameter definitions is found in prefix.MICS.PARMS(SITE).
Statements in this member define the processing options for
unit database identification and date processing to be used
as input to the BASPGEN process.

CA MICS uses some of the parameter library members during the
execution of various operational jobs.  This execution time
use of user-specified parameters is similar to the use of
some SYS1.PARMLIB functions when an operating system is
loaded.  These definitions can affect CA MICS execution from
run to run, without rerunning a generation process.  An
example of execution time parameter definitions may be found
in prefix.MICS.PARMS(EXECDEF).  Some of the statements in
this member choose the management objective reports and
exception analysis routines to execute in a DAILY process.

A great deal of tailoring flexibility is built into the
CA MICS parameter library mechanism. When considering a
CA MICS user modification, review the parameter definitions
in the CA MICS Planning, Installation, Operation and
Maintenance Guide.  A standard CA MICS parameter
specification may already exist to cover the situation at
hand.