Dataset Activity

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Dataset Activity

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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