Data format concepts

The following concepts apply to the fields in the record sections:
  • All fields with a binary format are set to binary zeros if no value for the field exists.
  • All fields with an EBCDIC format are set to EBCDIC blanks (X'40') if no value for the field exitsts.
  • The value in all fields that use an EBCDIC format is padded with trailing blanks.
  • Time stamps in store clock units are adjusted to local time.
  • Time stamps as binary fullwords that are in units of hundredths of seconds since midnight are adjusted to local time.
  • Date stamps that are in packed decimal format with the century indicating the twenty century are adjusted to local time.
  • Each configuration section (SMF119TN_TP to SMF119TN_MM) contains data for multiple ports. The SMF119TN_TPIndex field identifies each unique configuration. The port number and index are repeated in each entry of each section. For example, assume two ports, port 23 and port 623, are defined. The value of the SMF119TN_TPIndex field is 3 for port 23 and 4 for port 623. All the entries in each section, which have an index value of 3, apply to the configuration for port 23. All the entries in each section, which have an index value of 4, apply to the configuration for port 623.
    Note: Configurations that are qualified by LINKNAME or IP address are considered to be described in separate SMF119TN_TP records and have a unique index value.
  • The SMF119TN_ID structure contains the description for a Client Identifier. If the SMF119TN_IDType field describes an IP address (SMF119TN_ID_IPADDR or SMF119TN_ID_DESTIP), the SMF119TNID_Family field describes the IP address family (Ipv4 or Ipv6) in the SMF119TN_IDIpaddr field. If the SMF119TN_IDType field describes a host name (SMF119TN_ID_HNAME), the length of the host name is in the SMF119TN_IDHLen field.
  • Some of the data in the response output uses data structures in a variable size. Do not rely on the documented size of the data structure for accessing data. You must use the length field of the response output section descriptors (triplets) to determine the correct size of each response.