The job scheduler records usage data for charge-back accounting
when enabled through the administrative console. This function is
available for all operating systems and can be enabled and disabled
through configuration settings. Job usage information is not enabled
by default.
Before you begin
Configure the job scheduler.
Read the topic
about the SMF record type 120. Also, see the z/OS MVS™ System
Management Facility (SMF) manual, order number SA22-7630, for
additional information about using SMF records.
Procedure
- In the administrative console, click .
The Job scheduler page provides configuration
settings for job usage.
- Select Record usage data in scheduler database to
record job usage information to the job usage database table.
Select to record job usage information to
the System Management Facility (SMF) data set. SMF recording
is activated and deactivated along with the activation and deactivation
of SMF recording for the Java™ Platform,
Enterprise Edition (Java EE) container.
Job
usage data can be recorded with either SMF 120 subtype 9 records or
SMF 120 subtype 20 records. Use the RECORD_SMF_SUBTYPES job scheduler
custom property to indicate the preferred subtype.
- If you are collecting SMF 120 subtype 9 records, set
properties that enable SMF request activity.
You can
use the administrative console or MVS Modify commands to set properties
that enable SMF request activity.
- Using the administrative console:
- Click .
- Create two environment entry properties.
- Specify a name of server_SMF_request_activity_enabled and
value of 1 (or true) for one property.
- Specify a name of server_SMF_request_activity_async
and value of 1 (or true) for the
other property.
- Using the MVS Modify commands, set the properties to on:
- f server_name,smf,request,on
- f server_name,smf,request,async,on
- On the Job scheduler page of the administrative console,
select Record usage data in SMF (z/OS only).
- Click Custom properties to go
to the Job scheduler custom property page. Set the RECORD_SMF_SUBTYPES
custom property to 9 for subtype 9 records or to 20 for
subtype 20 records.