Selecting an Inquiry from the Catalog

To reach the MICF inquiry catalog, select Option 2, Database Inquiries, from the primary MICF menu.
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Selecting the Database Inquiries Option from the Primary Menu
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Information Center Facility --------------------- Option ===> 0 - MICF Options Review/modify MICF parameters and default options. 1 - Reports and Graphics Review reports and graphics from inquiries and production jobs. 2 - Database Inquiries Add, modify, or execute MICF inquiries. 3 - Display Saved File Catalog Review saved file catalog and/or delete saved files. 4 - MICF Administration Installation and maintenance tasks for the
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Administrator. 5 - User Reporting Jobstream Administration Add, modify, execute, or delete MICF inquiry jobs. 6 - Automatic Inquiry Generation Select any self-contained SAS code to be converted to MICF inquiries. 7 - Manage MICF Adhoc ODS USS Output Provides access to the USS directory where ODS inquiry output resides. T - Tutorial Learn more about MICF. X - Exit Exit from MICF.
The Database Inquiries panel is much like the Inquiry Output Replay panel. You select either the private or shared catalog and the catalog group the same way that you do for Inquiry Output Replay. Display subsetting, inquiry selection, and inquiry deletion also work the same way as for Inquiry Output Replay. Use insert, repeat, and copy until you begin modifying inquiries. For more information see, Modifying Cataloged Inquiries.
The Abstract (A) and View Sample (V) line commands can be used to display information about a particular inquiry and view a sample of its output so you can decide which inquiry to run.
For information about adding abstracts and sample output for your own user-written inquiries, see Adding Documentation to User-Written Inquiries.
To execute an inquiry, either enter an E in the Cmd column next to the name of the inquiry, or you can simultaneously select the execution method, either Batch or Foreground by entering a B or F respectively in the Cmd column. If you were to execute inquiry TSOPW3, the Weekly TSO Availability Report, the
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Inquiry Execution Panel displays.
Sample Database Inquiries Panel
---------------------------- Database Inquiries ----------------------------- Command ===> Scroll ===> PAGE Catalog ===> SHARED (PRIVATE/SHARED) Catalog Group ===> AVAIL Create New Inquiry ===> ______ (Name) Name (subset display) ===> ________ Line Cmds: A Abstract V View Sample E Execute B Batch F Foreground S Select M Modify C Copy R Repeat D Delete Cmd Name Title Date Time - -------- ---------------------------------------- --------- ----- _ CICCD3 Daily CICS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:08 _ CICCM3 Monthly CICS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ CICCW3 Weekly CICS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ CICPD3 Daily CICS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ CICPM3 Monthly CICS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:10 _ CICPW3 Weekly CICS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:10 _ IMSCM3 Monthly IMS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ IMSPM3 Monthly IMS Availability Report 06/06/27 13:10 _ TSOCD3 Daily TSO Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ TSOCM3 Monthly TSO Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ TSOCW3 Weekly TSO Availability Report 06/06/27 13:09 _ TSOPD3 Daily TSO Availability Report 06/06/27 13:10 _ TSOPM3 Monthly TSO Availability Report 06/06/27 13:10 _ TSOPW3 Weekly TSO Availability Report 06/06/27 13:10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The fourth line of the panel identifies the inquiry that you are about to execute. If you do not want to execute this inquiry, cancel the execution by typing END after the Command prompt or by pressing your END key.
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Inquiry Execution Panel
------------------------------ MICF Execution ------------------------------- Command ===> Executing
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Inquiry: TSOPW3 - Weekly TSO Availability Report Inquiry Execution Mode ===> BATCH (BATCH/FOREGROUND) Override Execution Options ===> N (Y/N) Press ENTER to execute the inquiry, or press END to cancel execution. ---------------------- Batch Job Submission Parameters ---------------------- Edit Generated Jobstream ===> Y (Y/N) Hold Inq. Output for Replay ===> Y (Y/N) SYSOUT Class ===> A SYSOUT Form ===> ____ Destination ===> _________________ SYSOUT Writer ===> ________ SYSOUT Parms. ===> ____________________________________________________________ Job Card Information: ===> //MICFINQ JOB (XXXXXXX,XXXXXXX,X),'MICF USER',MSGLEVEL=(1,1), ===> // CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A ===> //* ===> //*