Filtering the VTAM SAW data collection

MainView for IP checks the SAW filters in the order they are listed on the SAW Filter (SAWFILTR) panel.

To filter the VTAM SAW data collection

1. From the EZIP menu, select Product Administration (EZADMIN) in the Utilities section, and press Enter.
2. From the EZADMIN menu, select VTAM SAW Settings (MVIPSAWD) and press Enter.
3. From the MVIPSAWD panel, select SAW Filters and press Enter.

4. The SAWFILTR view is displayed. The first time you enter the SAWFILTR view, no filters are defined and only a DummyPLU entry is shown in the following figure.

     W1 =SAWFILTR==========TCPIP====*========ddmmmyyyy==11:02:16====MVIP=====D====1
    CMD                       Keep Log                                             
    --- Primary    Secondary  PIU  PIU   SAW   Order                               
        DummyPLU   DummySLU      7 No    Yes       1

5. In the Command field, type ADD next to the DummyPLU entry, and then press Enter.

   Warning

   Note

   When entries are already present, you can use the following commands to update or delete an entry:

   • U to update the entry
   • DEL to delete the entry

   The SAW filter data entry screen is displayed, as shown in the following figure.

    05JUN2013  04:10:45 ------ MAINVIEW WINDOW INTERFACE (V6.1.00) ----------------
    Essssssssssssssssssssssssssssss Add SAW Filter sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssN
    e COMMAND ===>                                              SCROLL ===> PAGE  e
    e                                                                             e
    e  Primary LU:   DummyPLU                                                     e
    e  Secondary LU: DummySLU                                                     e
    e                                                                             e
    e  SAW:          Yes       (Yes/No)                                           e
    e  Keep PIU:     7         (0-999)                                            e
    e  Log PIU:      No        (Yes/No)                                           e
    e  Order:        1                                                            e
    e                                                                             e
    e                                                                             e
    e END to Add SAW Filter                                                       e
    e CANCEL to NOT Add SAW Filter                                                e
    e HELP to view related help                                                   e
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6. Add a filter in the data entry screen by typing the required information as described in the following table.

   Field	User entry
   Primary LU	Defines the primary logical unit (PLU) criteria to match against the VTAM SAW data. You can use masking when defining the Primary LU. The following characters are valid for masking: An asterisk (*) - matches the rest of the PLU name A question mark (?) - matches any single character
   Secondary LU	Defines the secondary logical unit (SLU) criteria to match against the VTAM SAW data. You can use masking when defining the Secondary LU. The following characters are valid for masking: An asterisk (*) - matches the rest of the SLU name A question mark (?) - matches any single character
   SAW	Specifies whether VTAM session data will be collected for this session. Valid values are: YES (default) NO
   Keep PIU	Specifies how many trace PIUs are kept for each VTAM session. Valid values are in the range 0 through 999 and the default value is 7.
   Log PIU	Specifies whether traced PIUs are logged to MainView history when the VTAM session ends. Valid values are: YES NO (default)
   Order	Defines the order in which the SAW filter entries are checked.