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1.2 Reporting and Inquiry Facilities

The MW OS Agent Analyzer enables you to use the MICF and
standard SAS language interfaces to create ad hoc reports.
CA MICS provides these interactive capabilities, which enable
you to quickly respond to complex requests, so that you have
the information you need to manage your IS organization each
day.  These capabilities are provided by:

 o  MICF--MICF is a panel-oriented productivity tool that
    helps you to access information in the CA MICS database.
    When you define input, selection criteria, and report
    options, MICF dynamically builds an inquiry program that
    executes in either interactive or batch mode.  Then,
    depending on your specific requirements, MICF either
    prints the inquiry report, displays the results at your
    terminal, or catalogs the results for later viewing.

 o  The Standard SAS Language Interface--The CA MICS
    Workstation Facility (MWF) provides an online environment
    that supports the standard SAS language interface in both
    interactive and batch modes.  SAS allows easy data
    manipulation and statistical analysis and provides coding
    facilities for programmers who are conducting extensive
    analysis efforts or designing new reports for IS business
    applications.