Using ACIF to verify collected resources for AFP category 3 and 4 reports

To verify correct use of collected report resource libraries for AFP report categories 3 or 4, you can use the IBM ACIF utility (APKACIF module). For information about using the ACIF utility under Control-D Print monitor, see Advanced ACIF Interface Facility. The current section deals with using the ACIF utility in a separate job, outside of Control-D.

For an example of using ACIF utility in a separate job, see the CTDACIF member of the IOA SAMPLE library. If the original report was written directly to CDAM, use the following example to extract a report from CDAM to a sequential data set:

//JOB   JOB  ,,MSGCLASS=X,CLASS=A

// EXEC PGM=IEBGENER

//SYSUT1 DD SUBSYS=(CDAM,'JOBNAME=job_name,PREFIX=prefix'),

// DCB=(BLKSIZE=32760,RECFM=VBA,LRECL=32756)

//SYSIN DD DUMMY

//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=X,HOLD=YES

//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=X

//SYSUT2 DD DSN=txt.input.report,

//      DISP=(,CATLG,DELETE),

//      SPACE=(TRK,(2000,100),RLSE)

//

If the test report was correctly processed by the ACIF utility, but there are problems regarding resources used by the transformer, contact BMC Customer Support. Provide the following documents:

• The problematic report
• All documents indicating performed tests (used JCL, listings, and so forth)
• Resource libraries used
• Report Clique
• Member $$TRNRES

Using AFP Viewer under WebAccess, you can view reports created by the ACIF utility (submitted by a PRINT mission, when STORE=Y).

To test AFP report category 4 and related resources, you do not need to index the AFP report. So you can optionally omit the TRIGGER, FIELD, INDEX parameters.