7. PARAMETERS › 7.1 TLM Component Parameters › 7.1.3 TLM Component Unit Level Parameters › 7.1.3.1 TLM Processing Options (TLMOPS) › 7.1.3.1.2 ACCOUNTING Statement

7.1.3.1.2 ACCOUNTING Statement

The ACCOUNTING statement is optional.  It controls whether
tape data set accounting will be invoked at the DETAIL or
DAYS timespan level.

The ACCOUNTING statement has the following format:

ACCOUNTING timespan

where timespan is either DETAIL or DAYS.

The default is:

ACCOUNTING DAYS

Using ACCOUNTING DAYS
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ACCOUNTING DAYS causes the TLM component to account for tape
data sets at the DAYS summarization level. At the DAYS
summarization level, tape data set name, VOLSER, and other
detailed information is not available. Instead, each
observation represents the total tape/megabyte hours used by
a group of tape data sets, aggregated together, using the
sequence/summary keys for the TMCTMD file at the DAYS
timespan.

DAYS allows reasonable flexibility in qualification pricing
in the accounting routine.  For example, assume the sequence/
summary elements at the DAYS level are as follows:

SYSID
TLMACT1
TLMACT2
VOLGROUP
YEAR
MONTH
DAY

All data sets that have these values are summarized into one
observation.

SYSID='TLM1'
TLMACT1='MKT'
TLMACT2='DP12'
VOLGROUP='STANDARD'
YEAR=08;
MONTH=07;
DAY=24;

Accounting qualification techniques and algorithms allow for
pricing of tape data set space by applying rates based on the
actual values in these control or sequence elements in the
above example.

Note:  VOLSER and DSNAME are absent from the list.  If you
need exception level pricing based on either VOLSER or DSNAME
(or any other character data element not in the SORT key of
the DAYS timespan), code ACCOUNTING DETAIL instead of
ACCOUNTING DAYS.

Using ACCOUNTING DETAIL
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DETAIL causes the TLM component to account for each tape data
set at the DETAIL timespan. Each data set is examined by the
accounting cost algorithms, and all data elements carried at
the DETAIL timespan are available for inspection by the
accounting code.

VOLSER could be added to the example above, and a special
rate could be applied to some DSNAMEs if they appear on a
given VOLSER.

The choice of DETAIL versus DAYS on this parameter should be
negotiated with those responsible for CA MICS Accounting and
Chargeback.  Since there will naturally be more observations
at the DETAIL timespan than at the DAYS level, using DETAIL
will increase the space required for cycles of the accounting
journal files.