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SMF Type 38 Record (Subtype 3)

This table shows the record layout for type 38 SMF records
(Netview - Dynamic Span Table Record).

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Purpose: Netview writes type 38 There are 4 subtypes.
1 - Command authorization table record
2 - Task resource utilization data
3 - Dynamic span table record
4 - Command Statistics External Log Record

The subtype is indicated in the SMF38SUBT field.

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SMF Type 38 Record -- Netview - Dynamic Span Table Record
Offset
(Dec.)
Offset
(Hex)
NameLengthFormatDescription
00SMF38LENG2binary
Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See "Standard SMF Record Header" on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
22SMF38SEGD2binary
Segment descriptor (see record length field).
44SMF38SYSI1binary
System indicator Bit Meaning When Set 0 Subsystem name follows system identification 1 Subtypes used 2 Reserved 3-6 Version indicators* 7 Reserved.*See "Standard SMF Record Header"5:23 PM 10/30/2022 on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
55SMF38RECT1binary
Record type 33 (X'21').
66SMF38TIME4binary
Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, that the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10ASMF38DATE4packed
Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF.
14ESMF38SYID4EBCDIC
System identification (from the SID parameter).
1812SMF38SUBS4EBCDIC
Subsystem identifier. ("NETV")
2216SMF38SUBT2binary
Record subtype.
1 - Command authorization table record
2 - Task resource utilization data
3 - Dynamic span table record
4 - Command Statistics External Log Record
2418SMF38TRNUM32binary
Total number of triplets (6)
281CSMF38PROFF34binary
Offset to Product section.
3220SMF38PRLEN32binary
Length of Product section.
3422SMF38PRNUM32binary
Number of Product Sections in this record. (1)
3624SMF38GOFF34binary
Offset to General Section.
4028SMF38GLEN32binary
Length of General Section.
422ASMF38GNUM32binary
Number of General Sections in this record. (1)
442CSMF38AOFF34binary
Offset to Access Section.
4830SMF38ALEN32binary
Length of Access Section.
5032SMF38ANUM32binary
Number of Access Sections in this record. (1)
5234SMF38ROFF34binary
Offset to Resource/View Name Section.
5638SMF38RLEN32binary
Length of Resource/View Name Section.
583ASMF38RNUM32binary
Number of Resource/View Name Sections in this record. (1)
603CSMF38OOFF34binary
Offset to Operator Section.
6440SMF38OLEN32binary
Length of Operator Section.
6642SMF38ONUM32binary
Number of Operator Sections in this record. (1)
6844SMF38MOFF34binary
Offset to Matching Information Section.
7248SMF38MLEN32binary
Length of Matching Information Section.
744ASMF38MNUM32binary
Number of Matching Information Sections in this record. (1)
Product Section
This section identifies the product that generated the record.
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF38PROFF3)
00SMF38CVER2BINARY
Record version number - 01.
22SMF38CPNM4EBCDIC
Product name - NETV
66SMF38CPVR2EBCDIC
Product version and release, in the format vr, where v is version and r is release.
General Section
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF38GOFF3)
00SMF38CTNM8EBCDIC
Name of the NetView command authorization table
88SMF38CDOM8EBCDIC
Domain where the NetView command authorization table is loaded
1710SMF38CTTM17EBCDIC
Time that this NetView command authorization table was loaded, in the format:MM/DD/YY HH:MM:SS
3321--1binary
Reserved
Access Section
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF38AOFF3)
00SMF38ADEC4EBCDIC
Access decision PASS or FAIL
44SMF38RORG4EBCDIC
Request Origin
CMD - Request from commands
VIEW - Request from NetView management console views
88SMF38NTYPE4EBCDIC
Type of Name
RESC - Resource name
VIEW - NetView management console view name
12CSMF38REAS8EBCDIC
Reason for PASS or FAIL
NOACTIVE - Operator has no active span
NO MATCH - No match found
RESCSTOP - Resource has been stopped
GEN NAME - For CTL=GENERAL, name defined generically to another span
DEF NAME - For CTL=GENERAL, name defined specifically to another span
RDMQFAIL - RODM query failed
RDMNONAM - No name defined to RODM object
INVALLEN - For a VIEW request, the resource or view name has a zero length
GLOB MAT - Operator has CTL=GLOBAL
GLOBVTAM - Operator has CTL=GLOBAL and the command entered is a VTAM® command
SPEC MAT - Name matches a specifically defined name
GENR MAT - Name matches a generically defined name
GLSA MAT - Name matches a leading single asterisk name
GLDA MAT - Name matches a leading double asterisk name
NMNOTDEF - For CTL=GENERAL (PASS), name not defined to the NetView program
NOSPNDEF - For CTL=SPECIFIC (FAIL) and CTL=GENERAL (PASS), no span definition in use
DBCSNAME - No specific match found for a DBCS name; no generic match done for a DBCS name
Resource/View Name Section
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF38ROFF3)
00SMF38RESLN2BINARY
Length of the resource or view name that follows; can be 0
0002 0002 SMF38RESNM VAR EBCDIC If the length is nonzero, the resource or
view name. If the operator has CTL=GLOBAL and reason for matching is GLOBVTAM,
this field can have a group of resource names, separated by commas.
Operator Section
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF38OOFF3)
00SMF38OPID8EBCDIC
Operator ID, padded with blanks; an operator ID of *BYPASS* indicates the VTAM command is issued from a system console where no logon has been performed.
00080008SMF38OCTL4EBCDIC
Operator CTL setting:
GLOB - Global
SPEC - Specific
GENL - General
0012000CSMF38ONSPN2BINARY
Number of active spans that the operator has; can be 0
0014 000E SMF38OSPANS VAR EBCDIC If the number of active spans is nonzero,
the operator's active spans; each span is 8-bytes long padded with blanks
Matching Section
(Offset from beginning of record: SMF38MOFF3)
00--4binary
Reserved
00040004SMF38MSPAN8EBCDIC
Span name in which the match is found; *GLOBAL* means the operator has CTL=GLOBAL; blanks indicate no match was found
0012000CSMF38MNMLN2BINARY
Length of the resource or view name that matches; 0 indicates failure for CTL=SPECIFIC
0014 000E SMF38MNAME VAR EBCDIC If the length is nonzero, the resource or
view name that was matched

The table above is based on the description provided by IBM in its "MVS Systems Management Facilities (SMF)" manual.

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