DPRSMFA job control statements

SMF data extraction is a multi-step batch execution procedure.  You can run this procedure on its own against the SMF files, or you can incorporate it into an existing job that also processes this data. You can break the procedure down into its component parts. You can also use generation data groups or other permanent data set types to store and pass the data between runs of the various steps. If required, you can delay some steps, such as the table load, until end-of-day processing.

After extracting data from SMF files, DPRSMFA submits four parallel jobs to load the extracted data into the performance database. By submitting parallel jobs, the elapsed time is significantly reduced compared with the DPRSMF method.

Each job loads a logical set of tables in the performance database. As each job completes, it performs a repair on the affected table spaces to remove COPYPEND restrictions. However, only the table spaces that are loaded (in restricted state) are repaired. These jobs can run and end in any order. For a sample of the job control statements, see Sample-DPRSMFA-JCL.