This report lists various types of activity information for datasets. It can help to answer the common questions of who uses a dataset, where it comes from or what happened to it.
Report Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
System |
The SMF ID of the system that wrote the record. |
Dataset |
Filter by dataset name. |
Vol/Cat/VVDS |
The Volume(s), Catalog or VVDS involved, depending on the record type. |
Jobname |
Filter by job name. |
User |
Filter by userid. |
Read |
Include records for dataset read. Types: •14 •62 where the opened for output indicator is not set •64 where the opened for output indicator is not set |
Update |
Include records for dataset updates. Types: •15 •17 •18 •42 subtype 20 •42 subtype 21 •42 subtype 24 •42 subtype 25 •60 •61 •62 where the opened for output indicator is set •64 where the opened for output indicator is set •65 •66 |
Statistics |
Include dataset statistics records. Types: •42 subtype 6 |
Filesystem |
Include records for Unix Filesystem actions. Types: •92 subtype 1 •92 subtype 2 •92 subtype 4 •92 subtype 5 •92 subtype 6 •92 subtype 7 |
Include Temporary |
Select whether datasets matching the temporary dataset name pattern (SYSnnnnn.Tnnnnnn.*) should be included. |
SMF records used for this report
Type |
Subtype |
Action |
14 |
|
Dataset close or EOV - Read |
15 |
|
Dataset close or EOV - Write |
17 |
|
Scratch |
18 |
|
Rename |
42 |
6 |
DASD dataset I/O statistics |
42 |
20 |
STOW initialize |
42 |
21 |
Member delete |
42 |
24 |
Member add or replace |
42 |
25 |
Member rename |
60 |
|
VVDS update |
61 |
|
ICF Catalog define |
62 |
|
VSAM open |
64 |
|
VSAM status |
65 |
|
ICF Catalog delete |
66 |
|
ICF Catalog alter |
92 |
1 |
File system mount |
92 |
2 |
File system quiesce |
92 |
4 |
File system unquiesce/resume |
92 |
5 |
File system unmount |
92 |
6 |
File system remount |
92 |
7 |
File system move |