7. PARAMETERS › 7.3 Unit-Level Parameters › 7.3.4 IMS Processing Options (IMSOPS) › 7.3.4.4 FORMAT/NOFORMAT Statement

7.3.4.4 FORMAT/NOFORMAT Statement

Specifying FORMAT in this statement enables the CA MICS IMS
Analyzer to process IMS FORMAT commands (/F formatname) from
non-BMC MAINVIEW for IMS Online log data and store data
representing that activity in the CA MICS database.

The FORMAT command is entered by a terminal operator.  IMS
retrieves the panel definition named in the format command
and displays that panel on the operator's terminal.  This
activity does not cause a transaction to be scheduled, so no
CPU or database resource use data is available.  Also note
that the type 1 record, which normally contains a transaction
identifier, will contain a message destination identifier for
FORMAT records.

The FORMAT command is represented by a transaction record
created by the Log Data Reduction programs.  Their CPU time
and database resource use count data elements have a value of
zero.  Input queue time (ISUTMQIN) is equal to total response
time (ISUTRSTM).  The response transaction execution count
(ISUTRANS) contains a value of 1, as does the executed unit
of work count (ISUUOWCT).

The Scheduled Unit of Work Count, ISUSCHCT, represents the
number of units of work for which IMS transaction schedule
activity occurred.  For FORMAT transactions, this element
takes a value of zero.  For all other transaction records,
ISUSCHCT is identical in value to ISUUOWCT.

The FORMAT/NOFORMAT statement has the following format:

FORMAT

or

NOFORMAT

Coding the FORMAT statement causes FORMAT transactions to be
added to the database as transaction records whose
characteristics are explained above.

The NOFORMAT statement may be coded to prevent FORMAT
transactions from being added to the database altogether.

Code only one FORMAT or NOFORMAT statement in IMSOPS.  The
statement may appear anywhere in the member.

DEFAULT: NOFORMAT