This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number), if applicable, that locate the other sections on the record.
| Offsets | Name | Length | Format | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | SMF59LEN | 2 | binary | Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description. |
| 2 | 2 | SMF59SEG | 2 | binary | Segment descriptor (see record length field). |
| 4 | 4 | SMF59FLG | 1 | binary | System indicator:
*See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description. |
| 5 | 5 | SMF59RTY | 1 | binary | Record type 59 (X'3B'). |
| 6 | 6 | SMF59TME | 4 | binary | Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, that the record was moved into the SMF buffer. |
| 10 | A | SMF59DTE | 4 | packed | Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description. |
| 14 | E | SMF59SID | 4 | EBCDIC | System identification (from the SID parameter). |
| 18 | 12 | SMF59SSI | 4 | EBCDIC | Subsystem identification (‘BDT’). |
| 22 | 16 | SMF59VER | 2 | EBCDIC | Version number. |
| 24 | 18 | SMF59OPD | 4 | binary | Offset to MVS/BDT product section. |
| 28 | 1C | SMF59LPD | 2 | binary | Length of MVS/BDT product section. |
| 30 | 1E | SMF59NPD | 2 | binary | Number of MVS/BDT product sections. |
| 32 | 20 | SMF59OTI | 4 | binary | Offset to transaction identifier section. |
| 36 | 24 | SMF59LTI | 2 | binary | Length of transaction identifier section. |
| 38 | 26 | SMF59NTI | 2 | binary | Number of transaction identifier sections. |
| 40 | 28 | SMF59OTT | 4 | binary | Offset to transaction type section. |
| 44 | 2C | SMF59LTT | 2 | binary | Length of transaction type section. |
| 46 | 2E | SMF59NTT | 2 | binary | Number of transaction type sections. |
| 48 | 30 | SMF59OTD | 4 | binary | Offset to transaction data section. |
| 52 | 34 | SMF59LTD | 2 | binary | Length of transaction data section. |
| 54 | 36 | SMF59NTD | 2 | binary | Number of transaction data sections. |
| 56 | 38 | SMF59OTS | 4 | binary | Offset to transmission section. |
| 60 | 3C | SMF59LTS | 2 | binary | Length of transmission section. |
| 62 | 3E | SMF59NTS | 2 | binary | Number of transmission sections. |
| 64 | 40 | SMF59OTA | 4 | binary | Offset to transaction accounting section (an optional section). |
| 68 | 44 | SMF59LTA | 2 | binary | Length of transaction accounting section (if present). |
| 70 | 46 | SMF59NTA | 2 | binary | Number of transaction accounting sections (if any). |