How to create a graphical configuration report

To print or view a configuration, use Create or view graphical configuration report on the Primary Task Selection panel. The dialog is described in Using the 'Create or View Graphical Configuration Report' option.

To view objects in context of their attached objects you can also select an object from an object list and use the View graphically action from the context menu (or action code  h ). The following object lists support this possibility:

• Channel path list
• Control unit list
• I/O device list (only for devices that connect to a control unit)
• Partition list
• Switch list

For example, from the Switch List, you can view a switch together with all objects that are attached to the switch. This can help you, for example, to immediately verify your definitions while defining your configuration.

Using the 'Create or View Graphical Configuration Report' option

1. Select Create or view graphical configuration report. on the Primary Task Selection panel.
2. The Create or View Graphical Configuration Report panel appears.

   *-------------- Create or View Graphical Configuration Report --------------*
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   | Select the type of report you want, and specify the values below.         |
   |                                                                           |
   | IODF name . . . . . . : 'BPAN.IODF00.WORK'                                |
   |                                                                           |
   | Type of report  . . . . 2_  1.  LCU report                                |
   |                             2.  CU report                                 |
   |                             3.  CHPID report                              |
   |                             4.  Switch report                             |
   |                             5.  CF connection report                      |
   |                                                                           |
   | Processor ID  . . . . . ________  + (for an LCU or a CHPID report)        |
   | Partition name  . . . . ________  + (to limit an LCU or a CHPID report)   |
   |                                                                           |
   | Output data set . . . . 'BPAN.IODF00.PRINT'                               |
   |                                                                           |
   | Output  . . . . . . . . 1   1.  Write to output data set                  |
   |                             2.  *View                                     |
   |                                                                           |
   | * = requires GDDM                                                         |
   *---------------------------------------------------------------------------*

   Type of report: Select the type of report you want to create.

   Processor ID and Partition name: Enter the required data for an LCU or a CHPID report.

   Output: Select whether you want to write the output to an output data set for printing or to display the output on your terminal.

   Output data set: For BookMaster, GML, or DCF processing, the output data set must be a sequential data set or a member of a partitioned data set. If the PDS or the sequential data set does not exist, it will automatically be allocated (record length 200, record format fixed blocked).

   For creating output for GDF, specify a member of a partitioned data set. If the data set does not exist, it will automatically be allocated (record length 400, record format fixed blocked). If the data set already exists, it is overwritten with the new data, you are not asked to confirm replacement. The output is written into different members, one for each segment (see Printing the output for a definition what a segment is). The member names are up to eight characters long. They are derived from taking up to seven characters from the member name specified in the output data set field and adding a number. For instance, if the name was specified as 'BPAN.IODF00.PRINT(SWITCHES)', the member names would be SWITCH01, SWITCH02, ... SWITCH10, and so on.

3. When pressing the Enter key, the Define Report Layout panel appears. The following example shows the panel for a CU report.

   *---------------------------- Define Report Layout ----------------------*
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   | Specify the values below for report type: CU                           |
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   | Include index  . . . 1_  1.  Yes     Include partitions . 1_  1.  Yes  |
   |                          2.  No                               2.  No   |
   |                                                                        |
   |                                      Only for a CU or CHPID report:    |
   | Include CTC, CF CUs. 1_  1.  Yes     Include switches . . 1_  1.  Yes  |
   |                          2.  No                               2.  No   |
   |                                                                        |
   | Show CU  . . . . . . 1_  1.  Serial number                             |
   |                          2.  Description                               |
   |                                                                        |
   | To limit a CU report, specify only one of the following:               |
   | Range  . . . . . . . ____  -  ____                                     |
   | Type . . . . . . . . _____________  +                                  |
   | Group  . . . . . . . ________  +                                       |
   *------------------------------------------------------------------------*

   Select what you want to include in the graphical report. To limit the control units to be shown in a CU report, you can specify either the range, type, or group (for example, DASD) of the control units.

4. After pressing the Enter key the report is written to an output data set or shown on the terminal. See Printing the output and Viewing the output on how to proceed.

You can also create graphical reports using the batch mode. See Create a graphical configuration report for a description of the job control information that you need to specify when printing a report.