Accessing reports, index data, and resources

Most customers process reports that were created by programs that run on z/OS® systems. You can use several methods to transfer report data from the z/OS system to the Content Manager OnDemand server. For example:

• You can use Download for z/OS to transmit a print data set from the JES Spool to file systems on the server. The z/OS component of Download operates as one or more JES writers. You configure the writers to interpret JCL parameters, such as CLASS and DEST, and route spool files to a Content Manager OnDemand server. You can specify other JCL parameters, such as FORM and DATASET, and invoke a user-written program to process additional job information that is sent with the data. The ARSJESD program starts the server component of Download and monitors a specific TCP/IP port for data from a z/OS system. You can start one or more occurrences of the ARSJESD program, each monitoring a different port, receiving data sets from different Download writers, and storing data on different file systems. You can configure Download to automatically transmit all of the reports that you need to archive on the system. See PSF for z/OS: Download for z/OS for information about installing, configuring, and operating Download on the z/OS system. PSF for z/OS: Download for z/OS lists the supported JCL parameters and provides information about the user exit point at which you can invoke a user-written program. See Download exits and processing for more information about using the ARSJESD program to invoke a user-written program to process a downloaded file, the JCL parameters, and the additional job information. The IBM Content Manager OnDemand for Multiplatforms: Installation and Configuration Guide shows how to configure the server to start the ARSJESD program whenever the system is initialized.
• You can provide network access to files that reside on a z/OS system. For example, if you plan to index reports on the server, you can use NFS to mount the resource library on the server so that the ARSLOAD program can access the resources required by a report. However, for performance reasons, IBM® recommends against using NFS to access the data sets that contain the actual report or index data.
• You can save a copy of your reports on tape storage volumes. For example, if a system that generates a report is not connected to the same network as the Content Manager OnDemand server, then you may need to save a copy of the report on a tape storage volume and have it delivered to a location where it can be processed.