CA Dynam for VSE User Guide

Reporting on the Catalog
Source Code for FREQUSE Report
The CA Earl source for the FREQUSE report is CA Dynam's library member
DYNFQ.0.
Report Samples
Report Headings
VER
EXTS
VLS
CREATION DATE
EXP. DATE
For more information about samples of file usage frequency, see the chapter
"CA Dynam Report Examples."
The report headings are generally self-explanatory, but note the following:
The version number ascends from 1 (the current version) to steadily higher
numbers (for older versions). This count is relative and only encompasses
existing versions, so it does not show any gaps.
For disk files this field is the total number of extents on all volumes. For tape
files it is equal to the number of volumes.
This shows the number of volumes on which the file resides.
The creation date is blank if it was never recorded in the CA Dynam Catalog.
on the DAYSOLD report, files with blank creation dates are ranked at the top.
The age of a file starts at 1 day on the day it is created, and increases by 1
day every night at midnight. Times are not taken into account.
If the file is considered "permanent", the text --PERM-- is shown. For disk files
this means any date equal to or later than the MANDTE value defined in the
DYNAM/D option record, the normal value being 2099/365. For tape files it is
any date equal to or later than 2099/366.
If the file is not "permanent" but has a value equal to or later than the
appropriate value, the text -RETAIN- is shown. For disk files this is the
AUTODTE value defined in the DYNAM/D option record (normally 2099/364)
and for tape files it is 2099/365.
LAST ACCESS DATE/TIME
If the last access date is blank, no access since creation has been recorded.
Such files show zeros for the last access time, which can be ignored.
DAYS W/O OPEN
TOTAL OPENS
AVERAGE OPENS
PER DAY
This is calculated the same way as the age of the file (see the CREATION DATE
description), but using the last access date. If there is no last access date, this
field is computed from the creation date.
This figure always includes one open for the creation of the file.
This is calculated by dividing the "total opens" by the "days since created" as
described above. Since neither of those figures is ever zero, this item tends
to be quite reliable, with values higher than 1 being very unusual.
Occasionally, for often-used files, this figure may be inaccurately low due to
"opens" counter wraparound. Presumably such files will be well-known to
you.
Chapter 9: CA Dynam Reporting Utilities 9–23