Use Groups to group systems for reporting purposes.
The Groups view is displayed when you select option 3 Maintain Group
definitions from the System Definitions Menu. However, if you opted to
bypass the menu and go straight to System Definitions, you can change from
the Systems view by selecting View->Groups in the action bar or
by entering the VIEW GROUPS command.
This is the primary panel for maintaining your group definitions. When
the list of Groups is displayed:
- To define a new group, use the NEW command. Alternatively, enter
the line action I (Insert) on the row above where you want the new
entry to be added.
- To update or view the systems that belong to the group, enter line action S against
the group where it appears in the list.
- To delete a group that is no longer required, enter line action D against
the group.
- You can also use C or R to copy or repeat a group entry
together with its associated systems.
- FIND and SORT commands are available to help you locate
entries in the list.
- You can use Filter->Set Filter in the action bar to reduce the
volume of the display to only the groups that match your specified criteria.
Figure 1. System Definitions: Personal Groups File Edit Filter View Options Help
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Personal Groups Row 1 from 4
Command ===> _________________________________________________ Scroll ===> ____
Select to review the Systems in the Group.
/ Use Group Description
_ 13 PRODMRO1 Production MRO______________________
_ 34 WEEKLY Weekly SMF data_____________________
_ 8 MONTHLY Monthly SMF data____________________
S 2 YEARLY Yearly SMF data_____________________
********************************* End of list *********************************
F1=Help F3=Exit F5=Rfind F7=Backward F8=Forward F10=Actions
F12=Cancel
This panel is used to maintain Groups.
CICS PA uses
the related Systems (and their SMF Files) in the generation of Report Set
JCL. The Use count shows the number of Systems that are defined to each Group.
Note: The
order of the Systems defined to the Group determine the file sequence in the
generated JCL. You might need to adjust the order so the files are in the
correct time sequence.
Enter the line action I or the NEW command to define a new
Group.
Enter the line action S against a Group to specify the Systems that
belong to it.
Each listed group has the following attributes:
- Use
- The Group Use count. This indicates the number of Systems defined to the
Group.
- Group
- The name of
a Group. The name can be up to eight alphanumeric (A-Z,0-9) or special (@,#,$) characters.
A
Group name is an arbitrary name used to identify a group of related Systems
for reporting purposes, such as those systems that connect via IRC/MRO, ISC/APPC, IPIC, or transaction grouping.
- Description
- Description is free-format text up to 36 characters to describe the group.
Line Actions: The following line actions can be entered against
any row in the Groups list:
- ⁄
- Display the menu of line actions
- S
- Specify a Group and its related System(s)
- I
- Insert a new Group
- R
- Repeat this row
- C
- Copy this row
- M
- Move this row
- A
- Move⁄Copy after this row
- B
- Move⁄Copy before this row
- D
- Delete this row
Note: - Group name must be unique.
- A row command on this panel applies to the Group definition and all its
associated information. For example, copying a row copies the Group details
and all its System relationships. Deleting a row deletes the Group and its
relationships, but not the Systems themselves.
Primary Commands: The following primary commands are available:
- NEW name
- This command creates a new Group.
Also
available from File in the action bar.
See Figure 1.
- SAVE
- This command saves any changes you
have made during this invocation of System Definitions.
Also available
from File in the action bar.
- FIND string
- This command (or F) looks for
the specified character string in all columns of displayed data. The string
need only be enclosed in quotes if there are embedded spaces. The search
is not case sensitive. The display scrolls to the row where the string is
found and positions the cursor on the matching data. To find more occurrences,
use F5 or the RFIND command repeatedly.
If there is no match
but the search did not begin at the top of the list, the screen does not change
and the message *Bottom of data reached* is displayed. Use F5 or RFIND to
search from the top.
If there is no match in the entire list, the screen
does not change and a String not found message is displayed.
Also
available from Edit in the action bar.
- SORT GROUP|DESCription
- This command sorts the list of Groups
by name (the default) or description. The order is retained on exit.
Also
available from Edit in the action bar.
- RESET
- This command (or RES) removes
all outstanding line actions.
Also available from Edit in the action
bar.
- VIEW SYSTEMS|FILES
- This command takes you to the Systems
or Files view. Updates are saved when you change views.
Also available
from View in the action bar.
- MENU
- This command takes you to the System
Definitions Menu. Updates are saved when you go to the menu.
Also available
from View in the action bar.