Using the RACF® SMF data unload utility to generate XML documents

The records produced by the SMF data unload utility can be formatted as an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. XML has many advantages over the usual tabular-style data, such as the many applications that can use XML as a format for reading and writing of data. The benefits of XML include:
  • A better view of the data. Instead of the tabular format, which may be difficult to focus in on the information you are looking for, the XML audit report formats the data for ease of reading and retrieval.
  • The display can include different fonts, text emphasis (bold, italic) and different colors to differentiate information.
  • A complete set of data for each field. The tabular data is limited by space and can be truncated. XML does not have this restriction.
  • A view of the audit data that can be tailored to your environment.
Parent topic: The RACF SMF data unload utility