CA View - Setting up an AFP Printer

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Issue/Introduction

Can you please provide an example of how to establish a SARFSS procedure, to process AFP reports?

Environment

Release : 12.2

Component : CA View

Resolution

An FSS collector is started up with the issuing of commands for the starting of a virtual printer.   

Below is an example of a command set used to start a printer/SARFSS task:

/$P PRTnn 

/$ADD FSSDEF(FSSPDF01),PROC=Proc_Nam,AUTOSTOP=YES

/$T FSSDEF(FSSPDF01),PROC=Proc_Nam,AUTOSTOP=YES 

/$ADD PRTnn,MODE=FSS,FSS=FSSPDF01 

/$TPRTnn,MODE=FSS,FSS=FSSPDF01 

/$TPRTnn,CLASS=x,FORMS=FORM001,PRMODE=(PDFC) 

/$TPRTnn,WS=(Q,PRM/F,R,W,LIM,UCS,FCB) 

/$SPRTnn 

In the above, note where there is "WS=(Q,PRM/F,...)"

Though there are many fields, in WS, that can be used in starting a virtual printer, it will only use the parameters that are to the left of the "/".  

For the above, the printer will collect output based on CLASS (noted as Q) and PRMODE (PRM). 

PRMODE=PDFC above means the collector will be used for PDF reports. 

Generally, a SARFSS collector is used to collect text, AFP, or PDF reports. 

Each one is set up differently, using parameter of:

 . Text: TYPE=VIEW

 . AFP: TYPE=ACIF

 . PDF: TYPE=PDF

In the CA View 14.0 documentation, there is the following:

 https://techdocs.broadcom.com/content/broadcom/techdocs/us/en/ca-mainframe-software/traditional-management/ca-view/14-0/install-and-upgrade-ca-view-and-related-components/install-features/install-the-fss-collector.html

The above poionts to the section on "Install the FSS Collector". 

A sample SARFSS proc would contain something like:

//CBRMSFVC EXEC PGM=SARFSS,TIME=1440,REGION=2M

//STEPLIB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CAI.CVDELOAD

//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=A

//SARINDEX DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.SARINDEX

//PRT15 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.PARMLIB(PRT15)

//SARLOG DD SYSOUT=A (OPTIONAL)

//SARACT DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.SARACT (OPTIONAL)

//SARXCTAB DD DISP=SHR,DSN=VIEW.SARXCTAB (OPTIONAL)