9.1 Processing Overview

The IMS Analyzer makes use of the standard database update
and summarization facilities of CA MICS to maintain its data
in the online and offline databases.  IMS data is supplied
to CA MICS in the DAY060 step of the DAILY database update
job.

The daily update step:

  o  Reads and formats the raw data
  o  Maintains data integrity by eliminating duplicate data
  o  Summarizes activity
  o  Adds new cycles to the DETAIL and DAYS timespans
  o  Updates the week-to-date and month-to-date cycles

A more detailed description of DAY060 processing is presented
in the next section.

Weekly processing is performed by the WEEK060 and WEEK300
steps.  The WEEK060 step splits the week-to-date files into a
new week-to-date and a new weekly '01' cycle.  The WEEK300
step creates the weekly offline database files.

Monthly processing is performed by the MONTH060 and MONTH300
steps.  The MONTH060 step splits the month-to-date files into
a new month-to-date and a new monthly '01' cycle.  It also
appends data to the year-to-date file.  The MONTH300 step
creates the monthly offline database files.

The optional yearly processing is performed by the YEAR060
step that splits the year-to-date files into a new
year-to-date and a new cycle '01'.