Maximum Free Space Distribution report

This report contains information about the free space elements for each block or CI in the database.

The following information is reported:

  • The length of the longest free space element in the block or CI
  • The number of free space elements in the block or CI

This report is produced unless MAXFSD= NO is specified on the REPORT statement as input for the PROCCTL data set. This report is available only for HD databases.

Report example

The following figure shows an example of the report.

Figure 1. STATIPRT: Maximum Free Space Distribution report
IMS HIGH PERFORMANCE POINTER CHECKER FOR z/OS               "MAXIMUM FREE SPACE DISTRIBUTION REPORT"                     PAGE:     1
5655-U09                                                   DATE: 07/07/2021  TIME: 15.59.40                         FABPMAIN - V3.R1


DBNAME: HDAMDB2   DB#: 001 DSG#: 01  DDNAME: HDAMDS4   DSNAME: TESTDS.PUBLIC.SAMPLE.HDAMDS4

THE NUMBER OF FREE SPACE ELEMENTS (FSE'S) IN THE BLOCK IS REPRESENTED BY A SINGLE CHARACTER, AS FOLLOWS:


   SYMBOL:  BLANK  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z  *
   COUNT :   0/1   2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28+


            EACH ENTRY IN THE TABLE BELOW IS THE LENGTH OF THE LONGEST FSE & THE NUMBER OF FSE'S IN THE BLOCK

 BLOCK #     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14    15    16    17    18    19    20

       0     0  1008  1008  1008    44    80  1008  1008    68  1008   532  1008   544  1008    56  1008    68    68    56  1008
      20   544  1008  1008   532   532  1008    56   544   544   532    68  1008    56  1008   532   520   544  1008  1008    56
      40  1008   544   532   544   544    68   532  1008    44  1008    56   544  1008   532  1008  1008  1008  1008  1008    68
      60   544   532   544   532  1008   532  1008   532  1008   520  1008  1008   544   520  1008  1008  1008   544  1008   544
      80  1008  1008  1008  1008   544   544   532   532  1008  1008    56   544  1008   520  1008  1008    56   544  1008  1008
     100    84    84    84    72    84    84    84    96    84   108    84    96    84    84    72    84    96    84    84    96
     120    96    84    72    84    96    72    96    84    84    72    84    96    96    72    84    84    72    60    60    96
     140    72    60    84    84    84   108    72    84    96    72    84    84    72    84    60    96    96    72    96    84
     160    96    84    84    84    96    96    84    96    72    84    84    72   108    96    84    96    84    96    96    84
     180    84    72    72    60    96    96    84    84    60    96    96    84    72    96    84    96    72    96    84    96

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     600    72   108    84    84    60    84    72    96    72    72    84    84    96    96    60    72    72    96    84    84
     620    72    84    60   108    84    84    96    72    96    72    84    72    96    72    84    84    72    84    84    84
     640    84    72    84    72    84    96    72    96    96    96    84    84    96    72    72    96    96    60    84    84
     660    72    84    96    96    96    84    84    72    84    84    96    84    96    84    96    72    96    96    72    72
     680    96    72    84    84    84    72    84    48    96    84    96    84    96    96    96    84   108    84    84    72
     700    84    96    72    84    84    96    72    96    96    60    96    72    84    72    72    96    84    96    72    84
     720    60    84    60    72    84    84    84    96    72    84    96    84    84    84    84    84    96    96    60    84
     740    96    84    84    84    72    84    72    96    96    60    96    72    96    96    72    96    84    84    84    84
     760    84    84    72    60    96    72    96    84    96    84    96    96    60    84    84    84   108    72    72    84
     780    84    84    72    84    84    96    84    96    84    72    72    84    84    96    72    72    96    72    84    84
     800    84    72    84    72    84    96    96    96    84    96    96    60    96    72    84    96    84    84    96    96

IMS HIGH PERFORMANCE POINTER CHECKER FOR z/OS               "MAXIMUM FREE SPACE DISTRIBUTION REPORT"                     PAGE:     3
5655-U09                                                   DATE: 07/07/2021  TIME: 15.59.40                         FABPMAIN - V3.R1


DBNAME: HDAMDB2   DB#: 001 DSG#: 01  DDNAME: HDAMDS4   DSNAME: TESTDS.PUBLIC.SAMPLE.HDAMDS4

 BLOCK #     1     2     3     4     5     6     7     8     9    10    11    12    13    14    15    16    17    18    19    20

    1820    60    84    84    60    84    96    60    96    96    72    96    72    96    72    96    72    84    72    84    72
    1840    72    60    84    36    84    96    84    72    72    84    84    72    84    84    72    96    72    84    72    84
    1860    84    96    84    96    84    84    84    84    84    84    72    72    84    84    96    72    96    84    84    96
    1880    84    84    84    72    84    84    96    96    96    84    84    84   108    84    96    84    84    84    84   108
    1900    72    84    96    84    96    96    84    84    84    96    84    72    84    84    72    96    84    96    84    60
    1920    96    96    84    96    72    96    84    72    84    84    96    72    96    84    72    84    96    84    96    84
    1940    96    72    96    72    84    84    96    96    96    72    96    72    96    72    84    84    96    72    84    84
    1960    60    96    96    96    72    96    72    84    96    96    84    60    84    96    72    84    84    96    96    72
    1980    96    96    72    84    72    84    84    84    96    84    84    72    84    72    72    96    84    84    84    84
    2000    96    84    84    72    84    84    84    84    72    84    72    72    96    84    84    84    84    84    96    84

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    2280    72    84    96    84    72    96    84    72    84    72    96    84    84    72    72    84    96    84    96    84
    2300    84    60    84    84    84    84    84    84    72    84    84    60    96    72    96    84    84    72    84    96
    2320    84    84    60    84    96   206  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2340  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2360  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2380  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2400  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2420  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2440  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012
    2460  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012  1012

Report field description

The report fields are as follows:

DBNAME DB# PARTNAME PART ID REORG# DSG# DDNAME DSNAME DBORG
The name of the DBD, the database number (in hexadecimal), the name of the partition, partition id, partition reorganization number, the data set group number (in hexadecimal) or the data set group ID (in an alphabetic character), the ddname of this data set group, the name of the data set, and the organization type of the data set

Each entry in the map is six digits: a 5-digit FSE length followed by a 1-digit FSE count symbol