Selecting the Catalog
You can select the inquiry output catalog for reviewing inquiry output by entering the 1-8 character catalog name in the data entry field at the top of the panel (see the Sample Reports and Graphics Panel in ) or you can use the S (select) line command to select an output catalog from the display. MICF remembers the catalog that you select and will automatically select the same catalog the next time you enter the Reports and Graphics MICF option. You can change catalogs by entering the new catalog name in the catalog data entry field or by blanking out the catalog data entry field and selecting the new catalog from the Reports and Graphics display.
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You can select the inquiry output catalog for reviewing inquiry output by entering the 1-8 character catalog name in the data entry field at the top of the panel (see the Sample Reports and Graphics Panel in Replaying Cataloged Output) or you can use the S (select) line command to select an output catalog from the display. MICF remembers the catalog that you select and will automatically select the same catalog the next time you enter the Reports and Graphics MICF option. You can change catalogs by entering the new catalog name in the catalog data entry field or by blanking out the catalog data entry field and selecting the new catalog from the Reports and Graphics display.
The following subsections describe five types of MICF inquiry output catalogs.
Private Inquiry Output Catalog
MICF maintains a PRIVATE inquiry output catalog for each user. After you execute a MICF inquiry, you can save (that is, catalog) inquiry output in your PRIVATE catalog. You can use the Private Inquiry Output Catalog display can do one or more of the following actions:
- Replay (that is, browse reports, replay color graphics, or view CSV file output).
- Print (that is, print reports or replay color graphics to a hardcopy device).
- Delete inquiry output that you save.
Color graphics, printed reports, MICSLOG, SAS log, and any CSV file output is saved until you delete the inquiry output from the catalog. The PRIVATE catalog is keyed by inquiry name and execution date/time, so the catalog can contain multiple versions (or executions) of an inquiry. The PRIVATE catalog consists of the following items:
- The userid.MICS.USER.TABLES(ICFOCTL) ISPF table.
- Printed report, MICSLOG, and SAS log members in userid.MICS.USER.OUTPUT.
- Color graphics SAS/GRAPH GREPLAY catalogs in userid.MICS.USER.DATA.
- CSV file output in userid.MICS.USER.DTFOUT.
See MICF Options for data set names and other data set allocation parameters.
Batch Staging Inquiry Output Catalog
MICF maintains a BSTAGE inquiry output catalog for each user. Before executing a MICF inquiry in batch mode, you can save inquiry output for online review. Output from batch inquiry executions is saved in your Batch Staging Inquiry Output Catalog. You can replay color graphics, and browse printed reports, MICSLOG, the SAS log, and any CSV file output from your batch staging catalog. You can move inquiry output from your batch staging catalog to your private inquiry output catalog. You can also delete batch staging catalog entries. You can save multiple versions (or executions) of a given inquiry. The BSTAGE catalog is keyed by inquiry name and execution date/time.
The BSTAGE catalog consists of the userid.MICS.USER.TABLES(ICFBCTL) ISPF table and a unique OS data set for each inquiry output. An inquiry with both printed reports and color graphics output creates four data sets (color graphics catalog, printed reports,
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log, and SAS log) for each saved execution. MICF automatically deletes empty data sets. For example, the printed report data set is deleted if the inquiry does not produce reports. See MICF Options for data set names and other data set allocation parameters.Production Catalogs
Production (or user-group) catalogs extend the inquiry output catalog concept to support regularly scheduled, production reporting and unique, user-group shared reporting requirements. Each production catalog contains reports, graphics, and any CSV file output from MICF inquiries that were executed and cataloged as a logical unit. For example, Daily Reports and Weekly Reports. You can use the production catalog displays to replay or print inquiry output.
Note:
Your data center can restrict access to certain production catalogs. A security exception occurs if you try to access reports and graphics you are not authorized to view.Reports and graphics are grouped by execution date/time (or cycle). For example, you can review yesterday's reports, or you can select reports from two days ago or last week. Within each run date (or cycle), you select reports and graphics by inquiry name (like the SHARED or PRIVATE catalogs). The number of versions (or cycles) of color graphics, printed reports, MICSLOG, the SAS log, and any CSV file output that is retained is uniquely defined for each production catalog.
User Reporting Catalogs
Each User Reporting catalog contains reports, graphics, and CSV output from MICF inquiries that were executed and cataloged as a logical unit. You can use the user reporting catalog displays to replay or print inquiry output.
User Reporting catalogs differ from production catalogs in that they are only accessible to the author. That is, only the user that defined the user reporting job stream sees the user reporting catalog that is displayed in MICF Output Retrieval as they are stored in the user's private MICF tables library.
User Reporting job output is grouped by execution date/time (or cycle), like they are for production catalogs. Within each run date (or cycle), you select reports and graphics by inquiry name (like the SHARED or PRIVATE catalogs). The number of versions (or cycles) of color graphics, printed reports, MICSLOG, and SAS log retained is uniquely defined for each User Reporting catalog.