On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:37:34 -0700, Lizette Koehler <[email protected]> wrote:
>We are looking for something that would help us >validate if all SMF records and subtypes that we expect to be created are in >fact being created. >Subtype verification would be needed. This will depend upon your goals (e.g. smf record producer, consumer and writer). If you only want a one-time writer test, then the IBM SMF utility is probably will suffice. If you are looking for periodic validation of the writer, then I think IEFU83 is called for each record written. If you are looking for SMF records that are consumed (recorded and not recorded), then I think you want IEFU86 but realize another consumer might have suppressed the SMF record thus bypassing your exit. As for forcing the record producer, that will depend completely upon each producer and if that producer has been enabled. If you simply wait for the producer, it could take minutes, hours or ??? before the record is produced. You'll want to consider the environments where records are produced. If unsure, then the safest method is to alloc some CSA and use it for flags that can be processed outside the exit. Also consider the overhead you will introduce (e.g. disable the exit automatically once all smf records has been verified. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
