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3.2.3.1.1 IBM Hydra MICF Inquiry Specification Panels

 The rules for filling in fields on the panels are identical
 for all IBM Hydra reports, with the following exceptions:
 
 o The "Composing Inquiry" line is different for each report.
   It gives the report ID (for example, TAPLHA) and the report
   title (for example, IBM Hydra Performance Overview Report).
 
 A sample inquiry specification panel for inquiry TAPLHA is
 shown below.  Explanations for field choices follow.

+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | ------------------------- MICS IBM Hydra Inquiry -------------------------- | | Command ===> | | | | Composing Inquiry: TAPLHA - IBM Hydra Performance Overview | | Database ===> _ | | Cycle(s) ===> __ - __ | | Timespan ===> ______ (DETAIL/DAYS/WEEKS/MONTHS) | | Report by hour (DETAIL, DAYS, WEEKS only) ===> _ (Y/N) | | Generate report for each value of ZONE ===> _ (Y/N) | | | | Data Selection: | | dd mmm yy dd mmm yy dd mmm yy dd mmm yy | | Date Ranges ===> __ ___ __ - __ ___ __ __ ___ __ - __ ___ __ | | Hour ===> __ - __ __ - __ __ - __ | | Zone ===> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | | Cluster ID Selection - ALL (default) | | (HVTCLID) ===> _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (blank/0-7) | | | +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Composing Inquiry: - Required.  No default. The report ID and
report title.

Database - Required.  No default.  Up to six database unit
IDs can be specified (the IDs of the CA MICS database units
from which files are read).  Duplicates are not allowed.  If
CA MICS files exist in only one database unit, this parameter
is set automatically.  To display a selection list of valid
database unit IDs, specify ? (question mark).

Cycle(s) - Required.  Defaults to 01.  The cycle of the
specified timespan of the CA MICS files that are used as
input to the analysis.  A range of cycles can be specified.
The fields can contain any numeric value between 0 and 99.
If a single cycle is required (such as cycle 01), it must be
specified in the first entry field, and the second field must
be blank.  Leading zeros are not required and are inserted
automatically if a single-digit number is entered (for
example, 7 becomes 07).  If a cycle range is specified, it
can be specified in either ascending or descending order (for
example, 01-05 or 05-01).
Timespan - Required.  Default varies by report.  The timespan
of the CA MICS files that are used as input to the analysis.
Required input files must be available at the specified
timespan.
 
Report by hour - Required.  Defaults to Y.  At the DAYS and
 WEEKS timespans, reports can be produced at an hourly, daily,
 or weekly level.  If you specify Y (Yes), the data is
 summarized and displayed by hour, and separate reports are
 produced for each day or week.  If you specify N (No), the
 data is summarized by day or week, and a single report
 listing all days or weeks is produced.
 
 Generate report for each value of Zone - Required.  Defaults
 to N.  Reports for each zone can be generated when requested
 if you specify Y (Yes).  The nature and resource requirements
 of processing often change from one zone to another (for
 example, prime shift online demands versus production batch
 requirements at non-prime shift periods).  Zone reporting
 gives you the ability to display separate reports for each
 observed zone.  If you specify N (No), the data is summarized
 to the appropriate level and displayed on a single report.
Date Ranges - Optional.  No default.  Up to two date ranges
in dd mmm yy format.  The first value in each date range is
the starting date and the last value is the ending date.  The
ending date must be higher than the starting date.  The date
ranges should not overlap, but the higher range can be
specified before the lower range.  For example, a valid date
range specification is specifying date range 1 as 01 JAN 09 -
31 DEC 09 and specifying date range 2 as 01 JAN 08 - 31 DEC
08.  An input observation is selected if its date value is
greater than or equal to the starting date and is less than
or equal to the ending date of any specified date range.
Hour - Optional.  No default.  0 to 23.  Up to three hour
ranges.  The first value is the starting hour and the last
value is the ending hour.  The ending hour must be higher
than the starting hour.  The hour ranges should not overlap,
but the higher range can be specified before the lower range.
For example, a valid hour range specification is 18 - 23 and
09 - 17.  An input observation is selected if its hour value
is greater than or equal to the starting hour and is less
than or equal to the ending hour of any specified hour range.

Zone - Optional.  No default. A one-character value from 1 to
9.  Up to nine zone values can be specified.  An input
observation is selected if its zone value is equal to any of
the specified values.

Cluster ID (HVTCLID) - Optional.  Default is blank.  The
specific Cluster ID's on which to report. Valid values are
blank or any numbers 0 through 7.  If specific Cluster ID's
are specified, the observations that are selected for
reporting are limited to those that match the ID's.  The
default value (blank) means that all Cluster ID's are
selected for reporting.