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3.8.4 Sample Inquiry Execution


This section will illustrate the procedure used to select and
execute one of the MICF standard analysis inquiries supplied
with the CA MICS Space Analyzer product.

In this example, the user wishes to execute the Volume
Summary Report to list volumes that may have potential space
problems due to volume fragmentation.

The user first establishes a TSO session, invokes ISPF, and
selects the CA MICS Workstation Facility (MWF) option. The
exact procedure for doing this will vary for each site, so
contact your CA MICS Administrator if you are unsure of this
procedure.

From the MWF primary menu, select the MICF option.  From the
primary MICF menu, select the Database Inquiries option.   At
this point, you should see a screen similar to that shown in
Figure 3-9.

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ---------------------------- Database Inquiries ---------------------------- | | Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE | | | | Catalog ===> SHARED (PRIVATE/SHARED) Catalog Group ===> STORAGE | | Select Mode ===> EXECUTE (EXECUTE/MODIFY) Name (subset display) ===> ________ | | | | Line Cmds: S Select I Insert R Repeat C Copy D Delete | | | | Cmd Name Title Date Time | | - -------- ---------------------------------------- --------- ----- | | _ VCALD1 DASD Installation Overview Report yy/mm/dd 14:48 | | _ VCALD2 Account Summary Report yy/mm/dd 14:48 | | S VCALD3 Volume Summary Report yy/mm/dd 14:48 | | _ VCALD4 Detail Data Set Report yy/mm/dd 14:48 | | _ VCALD5 Detail VSAM Data Set Report yy/mm/dd 14:48 | | _ VCALD6 Volume Track Map Report yy/mm/dd 14:48 | | ******************************* BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************** | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 Figure 3-9.  MICF Inquiry Selection Screen
If the screen you see is not similar to the sample above,
make sure the Catalog, Catalog Group, and Select Mode are
identical to that shown.  Note also that other CA MICS
storage products may have added inquiries to the STORAGE
Catalog Group, so you may see inquiries other than those
shown in Figure 3-9.  If this occurs, use the ISPF scroll
keys to locate the inquiries prefixed with VCA.

In the example above, a line command of 'S' (Select), has
been placed to the left of the report that is being selected
for execution.

When the Volume Summary Report is selected for execution, you
may be shown an additional screen that allows you to override
execution options, such as whether you desire batch or
interactive execution, and the format of the Job card(s) for
batch submission.  This screen is not shown in this example.
If it appears, simply follow the instructions on the screen
and complete the options.

After the Volume Summary Report has been selected for
execution, the Execution-Time Parameters screen will appear.
An example of this screen is shown in Figure 3-10.

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ------------------------- Execution-Time Parameters ------------------------- | | Command ===> Scroll ===> CSR | | | | Executing CA MICS Inquiry: VCALD3 - Volume Summary Report | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Enter the Data Base ID. (1 character) for the Data Base to be processed. | | P - _____________________________________ | | | | Enter the range of MICS File Cycles (e.g., 01 - 04) to be processed. | | 01 - _____________________________________ | | | | Report Title (for first title of report): | | VOLUME FRAGMENTATION STUDY - _____________________________________ | | | | Date/Time range for reporting: ddmonyy:hh:mm:ss - ddmonyy:hh:mm:ss | | 'ddmonyy:00:00:00'DT - 'ddmonyy:23:59:59'DT | | | | Select by specific System (SYSID): EQ/NE - value* ... | | EQ - SYSA IMS* | | | | Select by Volume Serial Number: EQ/NE - value* ... | | EQ - TSO* | | | | Select by SMS Storage Group: EQ/NE - value* ... | | EQ - _____________________________________ | | | | Select SMS Volume Ownership Status: EQ/NE - INITIAL CONVERTED | | NE - INITIAL | | | | Select by Volume Fragmentation Index: EQ/NE/LT/GT/LE/GE/R - value ... | | GT - .500 | | | | Select by Percent Volume Free: EQ/NE/LT/GT/LE/GE/R - value ... | | EQ - _____________________________________ | | | | Select by Free Tracks on Volume: EQ/NE/LT/GT/LE/GE/R - value ... | | EQ - _____________________________________ | | | | Select Volume Mount Attribute: EQ/NE - RESIDENT RESERVED REMOVABLE | | EQ - _____________________________________ | | | | Repetitive data processing option: NONE/LATEST/MERGE | | NONE - _____________________________________ | | | | ******************************* BOTTOM OF DATA ******************************** | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

 Figure 3-10.  Sample Execution Parameter Screen
The Execution-Time Parameters screen is then used to enter
the parameters that will control the execution of the inquiry
and the resulting output that will be produced.  The ISPF
scroll keys can be used to scroll up and down through the
various options.

Based on the example shown in Figure 3-10, the following
parameters have been entered by this user:

    - Input data should be obtained from Cycle 01 of Data
      Base Unit P.

    - The default title was changed to VOLUME FRAGMENTATION
      STUDY.

    - The default report Date/Time range was not changed.

    - Data will only be selected if its System Identifier
      (SYSID) is SYSA, or has a prefix of IMS.

    - Only those volumes will be accepted that have a volume
      serial number with the prefix TSO.

    - Volumes will be excluded if they are in DFSMS Initial
      status (in the process of being converted to DFSMS
      management).

    - Only volumes with a fragmentation index greater than
      .500 will be accepted for reporting.  This will only
      select volumes that are starting to have space
      fragmentation problems.

Once the specified parameters are acceptable, the user should
use the ISPF END key to continue report execution.  This
should generate a report meeting the specifications requested
by the user.