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MainView SRM Reporting 8.0

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This space contains information about the 8.0.00 release of the MainView SRM Reporting product.

The MainView SRM suite of products provides a wide range of services and functions to help you manage your entire enterprise storage system.

Notices

updated 02 Jul

Customizing MainView SRM products

Provides information on customizing your MainView SRM environment after completing the installation and configuration of the products.

Using MainView SRM products

Provides an overview of the MainView SRM product line and explains how to use it.

Using MainView SRM Reporting

Provides an overview of the MainView SRM Reporting product and explains how to use it.

Reference for MainView SRM products

Provides reference information for all of the MainView SRM products.

Reference for MainView SRM Reporting

Provides reference information for the MainView SRM Reporting product.

Syntax statements

Explains the conventions used for syntax statements

MainView Infrastructure documentation

Provides information that is common to all MainView products, such as how to navigate views, create your own views, and administer the MainView environment.

Mainframe common infrastructure documentation

Provides information about managing global infrastructure components that certain mainframe BMC products use, including the BMC Runtime Component System.

Installation

Information about installing and maintaining the product.

Messages

Messages for BMC mainframe products:

BMC products for DB2
BMC products for IMS
Cost Optimization products
MainView products

Troubleshooting

Provides a list of frequently asked questions developed by BMC Customer Support for the MainView SRM products.

PDFs and videos

This topic provides access to PDFs and videos that support this product. It also explains how to create your own custom PDFs.

Creating a custom PDF

From any page in the space, use the following procedure to create a PDF of either the current page or multiple pages (a parent topic and its child topics):

Go to the branch or topic for which you want to create a PDF.
From the Browse menu in the upper-right, select Export to PDF:
Notes
- Although you can export to Microsoft Word, this portal is not optimized for Word exports.
- If you require an export in XML or HTML format, contact us.
In the Template box, select the PDF style:
- Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
  By default, the Simple template exports only the current page.
- Standard to export a traditional PDF with a cover, table of contents, and index
  By default, the Standard template exports the current page and its child pages.
In the Export Scope box, select what you want to export:
Example
In this example, selecting This page and its children creates a PDF of all topics in the space's "Reference" section:
Click Export.

For more information, see Help for BMC Online Technical Documentation .

Videos

This section lists videos that supplement the text-based documentation.

This library offers Quick Courses related to MainView SRM:

Title	Duration
Using MainView SRM	11:45
Solving management class problems	2:18

FAQs and additional resources

This topic answers common questions and explains how to access additional resources, including BMC Support.

Frequently asked questions

This section answers frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the documentation portal.

The following are general questions about mainframe documentation:

How can I get a PDF of selected content in a space?

From any page in the space, use the following procedure to create a PDF of either the current page or multiple pages (a parent topic and its child topics):

Go to the branch or topic for which you want to create a PDF.
From the Browse menu in the upper-right, select Export to PDF:
Notes
- Although you can export to Microsoft Word, this portal is not optimized for Word exports.
- If you require an export in XML or HTML format, contact us.
In the Template box, select the PDF style:
- Simple to export a PDF with no cover, table of contents, or index
  By default, the Simple template exports only the current page.
- Standard to export a traditional PDF with a cover, table of contents, and index
  By default, the Standard template exports the current page and its child pages.
In the Export Scope box, select what you want to export:
Example
In this example, selecting This page and its children creates a PDF of all topics in the space's "Reference" section:
Click Export.

For more information, see Help for BMC Online Technical Documentation .

Where can I get a list of all mainframe AMI products, Cost Optimization products, MainView products, and BMC products for the IBM DB2 and IBM IMS subsystems?

Go to the docs.bmc.com main dashboard and click the BMC Mainframe products (DB2 IMS MainView Cost Optimization AMI) box, or click here to go directly to the list.

Note

If looking for the Control-M mainframe documentation, click the Control-M box on the dashboard, or click here to go directly to the Control-M space.

Additional resources

The following BMC sites are external to this portal and provide information that you might find helpful:

Support information

The following questions offer information about BMC Support:

How can I contact BMC Support?

If you have problems with or questions about a BMC product, or for the latest support policies, go to Support Central

. You can search the Knowledge Base for help with an issue or download products and maintenance.

If you do not have access to the web and you are in the United States or Canada, contact BMC Support at 800 537 1813. Outside the United States or Canada, select your country at Contact BMC to view local Support Contacts.

How can I check a product version's support status?

You can find the support status for specific product versions on Support Central. Selecting a product from the “A–Z Supported Product List” shows:

All versions of the product and their current support levels (full or limited)
Dates on which support ends

You can also find information about the latest support policies on Support Central.

Where can I get the security certificates needed for transferring files to BMC Support?

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