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Optional Features

SASSHR25 has two optional features that are requested through control statement options. If the control statement option or default value requests file creation, the JCL must contain a related DD statement for file creation.

• Create Compare File.

  If requested, an output file containing the report data is created. The data is written to the data set for DD statement HR25REPT. Two of these output files from separate runs of SASSHR25 are used as input to the SASSHC25 Compare Utility. The utility provides a side-by-side comparison of the two reports. If compare file creation is requested without an HR25REPT DD statement in the JCL, a metrics report is generated and written to SYSOUT but no compare file is created.

• Create comma-separated value (CSV) file.

  If requested, an output file containing report data is created in CSV format. The data is written to the data set for DD statement HR25CSV. Commas separate fields in each record. The CSV file contains either one or two records. The file contains a header record and a data record or only a data record. The data record only option is useful when you are combining multiple CSV files into one file and you want one header record with multiple data records following it. The header record contains labels for each of the fields in the data record. The data record contains the values from the SASSHR25 report that are related to the labels in the header record. Not all report data is suitable for the CSV file. Data for WLM service class and JES information is not included in the CSV file. This data set is suitable for importing into spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel®.

The following table describes actions for combinations of the file create options and DD statement presence. The WTO warning message referenced in the table is the following message:

HR25-13 xxxxxxxx DD statement missing, file not created, processing continues