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Archive Function—3270

The Archive/Search function allows you to create archive record requests. A request is started and repositories are generated based on filter criteria. A registry dataset is also created. The registry dataset contains entries that indicate the date and time ranges of each generated repository segment so that the Archive/Search function can locate specific datasets by date and time.

The Archive Record Administrator will set up security so that only authorized users have access to, and can search from, the list of audit requests.

The Archive/Search function:

  • Creates archive recording requests that allow you to create search reports.
  • Manages your requests and frees up space by deleting requests that are no longer needed.
  • Builds lists of applications, terminals, and user IDs to include or exclude from recording. Global Recording Manager Lists provide greater flexibility in defining Global Recording requests.
  • Provides IT auditors and help desk personnel with the ability to easily locate and extract data from the repository. This function provides global search reports that can be used by any user with GRADMIN authority.

To make the Archive/Search function easier to use, the Session Monitor web application can be run from a web browser. The purpose of the Session Monitor web application is to create a communication pipeline that allows information to flow from the mainframe to the browser and from the browser to the mainframe. This permits auditors to more easily access the reports and information they need from the mainframe in a format that they are more familiar with.

Archive Reports provide the following:

  • List of sessions
  • Session details
  • List of screens
  • Search Criteria
  • Message Log
  • Ability to delete reports.
Warning

To improve processing time when performing searches, Session Monitor has added a qualifying analysis routine. If you use a screen optimizer, there may be rare instances when a search string may not be found. For example, this might occur if the search string contains many repeating characters. This can be avoided by disabling screen optimization.

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