SMFDLS Control Statement Reference › STARTTIME

STARTTIME

The STARTTIME statement is not required and can only be used if the STARTDATE statement is used. STARTTIME lets you specify a beginning point for managing data from a logstream, rather than have CA SMF Director begin managing data from the oldest record in the logstream. After the first dump, we recommend that you only use it if you do not want CA SMF Director to manage the time range of dumps for you.

Statement Format:

STARTTIME

►►─ STARTTIME(hhmmssth) ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────►◄

Operands and Descriptions:

(hhmmssth)

Specifies which records should or should not be dumped. The value indicates that only records with a timestamp value that is less than the value indicated will be dumped. The syntax is a 4, 6, or 8 digit 24-hour clock value.

• If the value is 4 digits long, the digits are processed as a two digit hour and a two digit minute.
• If the value is 6 digits, the value is processed as hours, minutes, and seconds.
• If the value is 8 digits, the value is processed as hours, minutes, seconds, and hundredths of a second.

The default is midnight of the STARTDATE. If STARTDATE is not specified, the start time is set to the time when the last record was dumped from the logstream.

The control statements that are generated for IFASMFDL will only reflect the hour and minute values from the STARTTIME control statement due to the syntax of the IFASMFDL control statements. The generated control statements are printed in the CAF4035I message in the SMFDLSPR print data set. The exits that are used by SMFDLS to interact with IFASMFDL will ensure that the seconds and fractions are honored during the dump process.

Sample STARTTIME Statement:

To dump 8 hours worth of data from 10 p.m. on August 19, 2008 to 6 a.m. on August 20, 2008:

LSNAME(IFASMF.ACCTG)
STORCLAS(WORK)
STARTDATE(2008231)
STARTTIME(2200)
ENDDATE(2008232)
ENDTIME(0600)