From my experience IFASMFDP cannot handle incomplete VBS records. I
case of such error it terminates with abend S002.
Then I use ICEMAN with OPTION COPY,SPANINC=RC4 to eliminate the
incomplete record(s). Works like a charm. The only thing I miss is the
number of records incompleted and eliminated.
So, I use DFSORT to fix problem which cannot be solved by IFASMFDP.
Other shops I know also do that.
BTW: In every case I know, the reason of incomplete SMF record is abend
during appending SMF "archlog" file. Usually because lack of space. IMHO
the best approach is to do the following:
1. Eliminate space constraints (make more space available)
2. Eliminate SMF record flood.
3. Divide large monthly or weekly file into smaller *separate* daily
datasets. It takes the same amount of space, but the potential problem
is easier to isolate/fix. It also save resources when doing some report
for few days period.
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Radoslaw Skorupka
Lodz, Poland
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