Similar to allocating mainframe data sets, you need to tell Output Manager how you want to store data before you ask it to capture anything. For this reason, you should define an archive attribute first.
Procedure
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From the Output Manager main menu, choose option A, Administrative Functions, and press Enter.
The Administrative Functions menu is displayed.
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Choose option A, Archive Attributes, and press Enter.
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Specify search criteria, or leave the fields blank, and press Enter.
The list is filtered by your search criteria.
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Type ADD on the command line and press Enter.
The Archive Attribute Details panel is displayed. The values on this panel define the attributes of the data set to be allocated.
Note: Notice that the fields on this panel are similar to the fields of the Allocate New Data Set panel when you allocate a new data set in ISPF (ISPF 3.2). The Archive Attribute Details panel is used to pre-define the attributes to be used to allocate the data set in which the data that you tell Output Manager to select off the spool will be stored.
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In the Name field, type a name for this set of archive attributes, for example, MY ARCHIVE ATTR. This name can be up to 24 characters long. (Take note of this name; you will need to specify it later when creating a selector rule.)
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In the Archive Mask field, specify a rule for generating an archive data set name.
The Archive Mask defines the naming rule that will define the data set in which to store the captured data. It may include context-sensitive replacement symbols. For this example, type the following in the Archive Mask field:
<YOUR HLQ>.&JN..&J#..&N
Where YOUR HLQ is your high level qualifier, a data set that the Output Manager started task can write to. In this example, the symbols would be replaced with the values of the job name, the job number, and a unique number.
Important: When you create archive attributes for your actual reports, you might need to enter additional variables and literal values to generate unique data set names. It is strongly recommended to include the &N variable to add a sequential number to the name to ensure uniqueness.
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In the following fields, specify:
- space units: TRACKS
- primary quantity: 15
- secondary quantity: 300
These values are appropriate for running the sample jobs and many other test cases. Once you have a basic understanding of the product, you should tailor these values to be site-specific. When defining archive attributes for production, it is necessary to ensure that space allocations match site standards and are sufficiently large enough to accommodate the amount of data being captured.
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For all other fields, accept the default settings. To learn about these fields, you can press F1 for Help.
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Press F3. An exit confirmation panel is displayed.
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Press Enter to save the archive attributes.