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Introducing Basic Elements

This list introduces some basic terms.

Distribution ID (DIST ID)

The 1- to 32-character name assigned to a distribution point

Reports archived from CA Deliver have a DIST ID automatically linked to them. SYSOUT (not from CA Deliver) must be assigned a DIST ID by a CA View system administrator.

Report ID (REPORT ID)

A 1- to 32-character name assigned to an individual archived report originating from CA Deliver

The REPORT ID is assigned at the time the report is processed by CA Deliver.

Note: For more information about valid characters, see the table in the next section.

SYSOUT Group

One or more SYSOUT data sets with the same SYSOUT ID (see below)

An example is multiple data sets that are all products of one job (JOB name or JOB statement).

SYSOUT ID

The 1- to 32-character name assigned to a SYSOUT group.

Note: For more information about valid characters, see the table in the next section.