I/O Oriented Batch Applications & Sort
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Introduction
This document will demonstrate and describe how to establish a set of baseline performance metrics by calculating elapsed time for batch jobs from information extracted from the Micro Focus JES output.
Note: The baseline performance metrics are established by running the test programs on a dedicated system. The test programs will be the only programs running on the system.
A production system usually provides a balance of resources based on job priority to multiple jobs running concurrently. A single task is not allowed to consume the entire system while others wait. The goal is to provide an acceptable level of system performance for all jobs instead of optimal performance for a single job.
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Data File Sizes and Structure
The references to Small, Medium and Large files (or VSAM Data Sets) have specific meanings when used in the context of this document. The terms are used to refer to a file that contains fixed length records of 512 bytes in length. The Indexed File (or VSAM, KSDS) has a primary key of 12 bytes starting in position 1.
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| File Sizes for Test Cases |
Data Files (Small)
For the smaller file (less than 500 megabytes) the default settings should provide satisfactory results and performance tuning would be a matter of choice. The defaults usually provide a balance between performance and the use of available resources.
Data Files (Medium)
For the medium size files (approaching two gigabyte) some performance tuning and resource allocation may be required. The allocation of additional memory is usually required to meet performance objectives.
Data Files (Large)
For the large files (exceeding two gigabyte) performance tuning and allocation of additional resources is usually a requirement. Additional memory and the distribution of files (i.e. SORTIN and SORTOUT) across different physical disk drives may be required. Additional consideration will be required to obtain the necessary resources to meet the performance objectives. This will usually have an impact on other applications running on the system.
For the large files exceeding two (2) gigabytes it will be necessary to configure the Micro Focus sub-system to support these larger files. The following shows the records in an EXTFH.CFG file that would be required to enable the larger file support.
[XFH-DEFAULT] filemaxsize=8 idxformat=8 filepointersize=8
The EXTFH.CFG may be named in accordance with company standards and then referenced (or mapped) using an environment variable.
C:\> set EXTFH=drive:\directory-name\myconfigfilename.ext
Performance Adjustments
For batch jobs one of the significant items that affects performance is the speed of the external storage (usually physical disk units) and how the external storage devices are allocated to the batch environment. For batch jobs multiple devices are preferred.
Data File Locations
The physical location of the file to be sorted (SORTIN) and the new sorted file (SORTOUT) and the physical location of the sort work files will affect the performance or run time of a sort process.
Input and Output Files
Splitting the SORTIN and SORTOUT across two different disk drives can result in an improvement in elapsed sorting time for the Windows environment. However, benchmarking has indicated that having the sort work files on a different physical drive has a greater impact on performance.
In many cases the location of the SORTIN and SORTOUT may be predefined to be in concurrence with a company’s systems and security standards. If there is flexibility in file locations the “ES/MTO Batch Jobs (Advanced Functions)” describes an alternate method for assigning the physical location of the SORTOUT file.
Sort Work Files
For the large file sorts the location of the sort work files is a key element affecting performance. The allocation of the sort work files to a separate physical disk (a very fast disk or a Solid State Device (SSD)) with contiguous space usually results in a significant improvement in performance.
The TEMP and TMP environment variables are used to define the directory for the sort work files. Only one is required and if both are specified the TMP will be used. The following is an example.
Set TMP=X:\SORTTEMP
Also, during the benchmark we found it was important to have adequate, contiguous disk space available. When using a badly fragmented drive for the sort work files the performance was not as good and was inconsistent. Shifting to a drive with contiguous disk space resulted in a significant and consistent performance improvement.
We did notice that under certain ABEND conditions (i.e. killing a Server Execution Process or SEP) the sort work files were not deleted. For large file sorting this left a large work file allocated on the drive. This was automatically corrected by the next sort job.
EXTFH Configuration File
The following show the content of the EXTFH Configuration file used by the Test Cases.
[XFH-DEFAULT] filemaxsize=8 idxformat=8 filepointersize=8 INDEXCOUNT=32 IGNORELOCK=ON READSEMA=OFF USEVSAMKEYDEFS=OFF
Environment Variables for SORT
The following are the environment variables that are used by the test cases to improve the elapsed run time of the SORT program.
rem *
rem * Resource Allocation and Performance for SORT and non-Relational Data
rem set MFJSENGINE=SYNCSORT
set SORTSCHEME=1
set SORTSPACE=500000000
set TMP=C:\SORTWORK
Test Cases
The following sub-sections provide additional detail for executing the test cases in a Micro Focus Server environment.
Test-01, Small Sized Files
This test case will create and process a small-sized test file containing 500,000 records (or approximately 260 megabytes). The elapsed processing time is used as a baseline reference for expected performance.
Test-01, Create Test Files
The following JCL member (PT1SMLJ1.jcl) will define the VSAM Cluster for the primary test file and then execute a procedure to populate the VSAM Data Set.
//PT1SMLJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//* PT1SMLJ1.JCL - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing *
//* This JCL Member is provided by SimoTime Technologies *
//* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved *
//* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com *
//* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text - Create an empty VSAM, KSDS data set using IDCAMS.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date - January 24, 1996
//*
//* This job will create a VSAM, KSDS data set. The key is twelve
//* characters starting at the first position in the record.
//* The record length is 512 characters.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express.
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//*
// SET CUSTNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSSML
// SET SPECNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PT080SML
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 1 of 5, Delete a previously created specifications file.
//*
//PARMUNDO EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//OBFCTL80 DD DSN=&SPECNAME,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 2 of 5, Create & populate a Specifications or Behavior file
//*
//PARMDOIT EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//* :....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....:....7....:....8
//SYSUT1 DD *
* A comment is identified by an asterisk (*) in position one (1)
* ..:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....
/CTL FLAGS=FFFF0100
/CTL RECORDS=500000
/*
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=&SPECNAME,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 3 of 5, Delete a previously created customer master file...
//*
//DELKSDS EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSSML CLUSTER PURGE
IF LASTCC=8 THEN SET MAXCC=0
/*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 4 of 5, Define a new cluster.
//*
//CRTKSDS EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSSML) -
TRACKS(45,15) -
INDEXED) -
DATA (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSSML.DAT) -
KEYS(12,0) -
RECORDSIZE(512,512) -
FREESPACE(10,15) -
CISZ(8192)) -
INDEX (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSSML.IDX))
/*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 5 of 5, Populate a Customer Master file
//POPULATE EXEC PT1POPP1
//*
The following JCL PROCedure (PT1POPP1.prc) will populate the VSAM Data Set for the primary test file.
//PT1POPP1 PROC //* ******************************************************************* //* PT1POPP1.prc - a JCL Procedure Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Procedure is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2018 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Create an empty VSAM, KSDS data set using IDCAMS. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* This job will create a VSAM, KSDS data set. The key is twelve //* characters starting at the first position in the record. //* The record length is 512 characters. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a //* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express. //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 5 This is a single step job. //* //POPULATE EXEC PGM=OBFDATC2 //STEPLIB DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.LOADLIB //OBFCTL80 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=&SPECNAME //FNAMEF01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.FNAMEF01 //FNAMEM01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.FNAMEM01 //LASTNAME DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.LASTNAME //POSTCODE DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.POSTCODE //STREET01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.STREET01 //OBF1CUST DD DISP=OLD,DSN=&CUSTNAME //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* // PEND
Test-01, File Extract, Sort and Print
The following JCL member (PT1SMLJ2.jcl) will read the primary VSAM Data Set and produce four-across mailing labels that are sorted into a postal code sequence.
//PT1SMLJ2 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* PT1SMLJ2.JCL - a JCL Member for Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Member is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Create four-across mailing label file //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 01, 1989 //* //* The first step illustrates the use of IEFBR14 and DD statements //* with the DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE) to delete files. //* //* The second step illustrates the use of a COBOL program to read //* a VSAM, Keyed Sequential Data Set (KSDS) and creates a sequential //* file the omits the records with a PO Box as the street address. //* This program also illustates the technique for passing a parameter //* from JCL to COBOL. //* //* The third step illustrates the use the SORT program to //* sort a Sequential file by zip code. //* //* The fourth step illustrates the use of a COBOL program that reads //* the sorted,sequential file and creates a Sequential File formatted //* for four-across mailing labels. //* //* The COBOL program also provides an example of using a two //* dimensional array. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on //* a Personal Computer running Windows and Mainframe Express or //* Net Express by Micro Focus. //* //* ************ //* * PT1SMLJ2 * //* ********jcl* //* * //* ************ //* * IEFBR14 * //* ********utl* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * PTCUSSML *-----* STAMLRC1 *-----* CUSTTEMP * //* *******ksds* ********cbl* *******rseq* //* * * //* * * ************ //* * ***call*** SIMOROAD * //* * *******rseq* //* * * //* * ************ //* * * SIMOPARS * //* * *******rseq* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * CUSTTEMP *-----* SORT *-----* CUSTSORT * //* *******rseq* ********utl* *******rseq* //* * //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * CUSTSORT *-----* STAMLRC2 *-----* CUSTTEXT * //* *******rseq* ********cbl* *******rseq* //* * //* * //* ************ //* * EOJ * //* ************ //* //* //* ******************************************************************* // SET WORK=SML // SET CUSTNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSSML //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 4, Delete any previously created file... //* ******************************************************************* //* //QSAMDELT EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //MAILTEMP DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEMP,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //MAILSORT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTSORT,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //MAILTEXT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEXT,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=192,DSORG=PS) //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 2 of 4, Read KSDS and create Sequential File without PO Boxes //* The PARM=NOPOBOX tells the program not to include //* records that have PO Box addresses. //* ******************************************************************* //* //ADDRST02 EXEC PGM=STAMLRC1,PARM='NOPOBOX' //CUSTMAST DD DSN=&CUSTNAME,DISP=SHR //MAILTEMP DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEMP,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 3 of 4, Sort by Zip Code... //* ******************************************************************* //* //SORTST03 EXEC PGM=SORT,COND=(0,LT), // REGION=1024K //SYSIN DD DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.PARMLIB(STAMLRT1),DISP=SHR //SORTIN DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEMP,DISP=OLD //SORTWK01 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTWK02 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTWK03 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTOUT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTSORT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 4 of 4, Read Sorted file, create 4-across mailing label file //* The program looks for a PARM=n where n is a number //* from 1-4 specifying the number of labels across a //* row. If this parameter is missing the default is 4. //* ******************************************************************* //* //MAILST04 EXEC PGM=STAMLRC2,COND=(0,LT) //MAILSORT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTSORT,DISP=OLD //MAILTEXT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEXT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=192,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //*
Test-02, Medium Sized Files
This test case will create and process a medium-sized test file containing 2,000,000 records (or approximately 1.056 gigabytes). The elapsed processing time is used as a baseline reference for expected performance.
Test-02, Create Test Files
The following JCL member (PT1MEDJ1.jcl) will define the VSAM Cluster for the primary test file and then execute a procedure to populate the VSAM Data Set.
//PT1MEDJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//* This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies *
//* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved *
//* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com *
//* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text - Create an empty VSAM, KSDS data set using IDCAMS.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date - January 24, 1996
//*
//* This job will create a VSAM, KSDS data set. The key is twelve
//* characters starting at the first position in the record.
//* The record length is 512 characters.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express.
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//*
// SET CUSTNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSMED
// SET SPECNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PT080MED
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 1 of 5, Delete a previously created specifications file.
//*
//PARMUNDO EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//OBFCTL80 DD DSN=&SPECNAME,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 2 of 5, Create & populate a Specifications or Behavior file
//*
//PARMDOIT EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//* :....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....:....7....:....8
//SYSUT1 DD *
* A comment is identified by an asterisk (*) in position one (1)
* ..:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....
/CTL FLAGS=FFFF0100
/CTL RECORDS=2000000
/*
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=&SPECNAME,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 3 of 5, Delete a previously created customer master file...
//*
//DELETE EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSMED -
FILE (PTCUSMED) -
PURGE -
ERASE -
CLUSTER
SET MAXCC = 0
/*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 4 of 5, Define a new cluster.
//*
//DEFINE EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSMED) -
TRACKS(45,15) -
INDEXED) -
DATA (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSMED.DAT) -
KEYS(12,0) -
RECORDSIZE(512,512) -
FREESPACE(10,15) -
CISZ(8192)) -
INDEX (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSMED.IDX))
/*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 5 of 5, Populate a Customer Master file
//POPULATE EXEC PT1POPP1
//*
The following JCL PROCedure (PT1POPP1.prc) will populate the VSAM Data Set for the primary test file.
//PT1POPP1 PROC //* ******************************************************************* //* PT1POPP1.prc - a JCL Procedure Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Procedure is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2018 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Create an empty VSAM, KSDS data set using IDCAMS. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* This job will create a VSAM, KSDS data set. The key is twelve //* characters starting at the first position in the record. //* The record length is 512 characters. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a //* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express. //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 5 This is a single step job. //* //POPULATE EXEC PGM=OBFDATC2 //STEPLIB DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.LOADLIB //OBFCTL80 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=&SPECNAME //FNAMEF01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.FNAMEF01 //FNAMEM01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.FNAMEM01 //LASTNAME DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.LASTNAME //POSTCODE DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.POSTCODE //STREET01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.STREET01 //OBF1CUST DD DISP=OLD,DSN=&CUSTNAME //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* // PEND
Test-02, File Extract, Sort and Print
The following JCL member (PT1MEDJ2.jcl) will read the primary VSAM Data Set and produce four-across mailing labels that are sorted into a postal code sequence.
//PT1MEDJ2 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Create four-across mailing label file //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 01, 1989 //* //* The first step illustrates the use of IEFBR14 and DD statements //* with the DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE) to delete files. //* //* The second step illustrates the use of a COBOL program to read //* a VSAM, Keyed Sequential Data Set (KSDS) and creates a sequential //* file the omits the records with a PO Box as the street address. //* This program also illustates the technique for passing a parameter //* from JCL to COBOL. //* //* The third step illustrates the use the SORT program to //* sort a Sequential file by zip code. //* //* The fourth step illustrates the use of a COBOL program that reads //* the sorted,sequential file and creates a Sequential File formatted //* for four-across mailing labels. //* //* The COBOL program also provides an example of using a two //* dimensional array. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on //* a Personal Computer running Windows and Mainframe Express or //* Net Express by Micro Focus. //* //* ************ //* * PT1MEDJ2 * //* ********jcl* //* * //* ************ //* * IEFBR14 * //* ********utl* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * PTCUSLRG *-----* STAMLRC1 *-----* CUSTTEMP * //* *******ksds* ********cbl* *******rseq* //* * * //* * * ************ //* * ***call*** SIMOROAD * //* * *******rseq* //* * * //* * ************ //* * * SIMOPARS * //* * *******rseq* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * CUSTTEMP *-----* SORT *-----* CUSTSORT * //* *******rseq* ********utl* *******rseq* //* * //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * CUSTSORT *-----* STAMLRC2 *-----* CUSTTEXT * //* *******rseq* ********cbl* *******rseq* //* * //* * //* ************ //* * EOJ * //* ************ //* //* //* ******************************************************************* // SET WORK=MED // SET CUSTNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSMED //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 4, Delete any previously created file... //* ******************************************************************* //* //QSAMDELT EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //MAILTEMP DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEMP,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //MAILSORT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTSORT,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //MAILTEXT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEXT,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=192,DSORG=PS) //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 2 of 4, Read KSDS and create Sequential File without PO Boxes //* The PARM=NOPOBOX tells the program not to include //* records that have PO Box addresses. //* ******************************************************************* //* //ADDRST02 EXEC PGM=STAMLRC1,PARM='NOPOBOX' //CUSTMAST DD DSN=&CUSTNAME,DISP=OLD //MAILTEMP DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEMP,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 3 of 4, Sort by Zip Code... //* ******************************************************************* //* //SORTST03 EXEC PGM=SORT,COND=(0,LT), // REGION=1024K //SYSIN DD DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.PARMLIB(STAMLRT1),DISP=SHR //SORTIN DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEMP,DISP=OLD //SORTWK01 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTWK02 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTWK03 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTOUT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTSORT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 4 of 4, Read Sorted file, create 4-across mailing label file //* The program looks for a PARM=n where n is a number //* from 1-4 specifying the number of labels across a //* row. If this parameter is missing the default is 4. //* ******************************************************************* //* //MAILST04 EXEC PGM=STAMLRC2,COND=(0,LT) //MAILSORT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTSORT,DISP=OLD //MAILTEXT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEXT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=192,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //*
Test-03, Large Sized Files
This test case will create and process a large-sized test file containing 8,000,000 records (or approximately 4.224 gigabytes). The elapsed processing time is used as a baseline reference for expected performance.
Test-03, Create Test Files
The following JCL member (PT1LRGJ1.jcl) will define the VSAM Cluster for the primary test file and then execute a procedure to populate the VSAM Data Set.
//PT1LRGJ1 JOB SIMOTIME,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1
//* *******************************************************************
//* This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies *
//* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved *
//* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com *
//* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com *
//* *******************************************************************
//*
//* Text - Create an empty VSAM, KSDS data set using IDCAMS.
//* Author - SimoTime Technologies
//* Date - January 24, 1996
//*
//* This job will create a VSAM, KSDS data set. The key is twelve
//* characters starting at the first position in the record.
//* The record length is 512 characters.
//*
//* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a
//* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express.
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//*
// SET CUSTNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSLRG
// SET SPECNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PT080LRG
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 1 of 5, Delete a previously created specifications file.
//*
//JOBSETUP EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//OBFCTL80 DD DSN=&SPECNAME,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 2 of 5, Create & populate a Specifications or Behavior file
//*
//PARMDOIT EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//* :....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....:....7....:....8
//SYSUT1 DD *
* A comment is identified by an asterisk (*) in position one (1)
* ..:....1....:....2....:....3....:....4....:....5....:....6....
/CTL FLAGS=FFFF0100
/CTL RECORDS=8000000
/*
//SYSUT2 DD DSN=&SPECNAME,
// DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),
// STORCLAS=MFI,
// SPACE=(TRK,5),
// DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,BLKSIZE=800,DSORG=PS)
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 3 of 5, Delete a previously created customer master file...
//*
//DELETE EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DELETE SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSLRG -
FILE (PTCUSLRG) -
PURGE -
ERASE -
CLUSTER
SET MAXCC = 0
/*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 4 of 5, Define a new cluster.
//*
//DEFINE EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
DEFINE CLUSTER (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSLRG) -
TRACKS(45,15) -
INDEXED) -
DATA (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSLRG.DAT) -
KEYS(12,0) -
RECORDSIZE(512,512) -
FREESPACE(10,15) -
CISZ(8192)) -
INDEX (NAME(SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSLRG.IDX))
/*
//*
//* *******************************************************************
//* Step 5 of 5, Populate a Customer Master file
//POPULATE EXEC PT1POPP1
//*
The following JCL PROCedure (PT1POPP1.prc) will populate the VSAM Data Set for the primary test file.
//PT1POPP1 PROC //* ******************************************************************* //* PT1POPP1.prc - a JCL Procedure Batch Job Processing * //* This JCL Procedure is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2018 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Create an empty VSAM, KSDS data set using IDCAMS. //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 24, 1996 //* //* This job will create a VSAM, KSDS data set. The key is twelve //* characters starting at the first position in the record. //* The record length is 512 characters. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on a //* Personal Computer with Windows and Micro Focus Mainframe Express. //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 5 This is a single step job. //* //POPULATE EXEC PGM=OBFDATC2 //STEPLIB DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.LOADLIB //OBFCTL80 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=&SPECNAME //FNAMEF01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.FNAMEF01 //FNAMEM01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.FNAMEM01 //LASTNAME DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.LASTNAME //POSTCODE DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.POSTCODE //STREET01 DD DISP=OLD,DSN=SIMOTIME.DATA.STREET01 //OBF1CUST DD DISP=OLD,DSN=&CUSTNAME //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* // PEND
Test-03, File Extract, Sort and Print
The following JCL member (PT1LRGJ2.jcl) will read the primary VSAM Data Set and produce four-across mailing labels that are sorted into a postal code sequence.
//PT1LRGJ2 JOB SIMOTIME,ACCOUNT,CLASS=1,MSGCLASS=0,NOTIFY=CSIP1 //* ******************************************************************* //* This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies * //* (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * //* Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * //* e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * //* ******************************************************************* //* //* Text - Create four-across mailing label file //* Author - SimoTime Technologies //* Date - January 01, 1989 //* //* The first step illustrates the use of IEFBR14 and DD statements //* with the DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE) to delete files. //* //* The second step illustrates the use of a COBOL program to read //* a VSAM, Keyed Sequential Data Set (KSDS) and creates a sequential //* file the omits the records with a PO Box as the street address. //* This program also illustates the technique for passing a parameter //* from JCL to COBOL. //* //* The third step illustrates the use the SORT program to //* sort a Sequential file by zip code. //* //* The fourth step illustrates the use of a COBOL program that reads //* the sorted,sequential file and creates a Sequential File formatted //* for four-across mailing labels. //* //* The COBOL program also provides an example of using a two //* dimensional array. //* //* This set of programs will run on a mainframe under MVS or on //* a Personal Computer running Windows and Mainframe Express or //* Net Express by Micro Focus. //* //* ************ //* * PT1LRGJ2 * //* ********jcl* //* * //* ************ //* * IEFBR14 * //* ********utl* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * PTCUSLRG *-----* STAMLRC1 *-----* CUSTTEMP * //* *******ksds* ********cbl* *******rseq* //* * * //* * * ************ //* * ***call*** SIMOROAD * //* * *******rseq* //* * * //* * ************ //* * * SIMOPARS * //* * *******rseq* //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * CUSTTEMP *-----* SORT *-----* CUSTSORT * //* *******rseq* ********utl* *******rseq* //* * //* * //* ************ ************ ************ //* * CUSTSORT *-----* STAMLRC2 *-----* CUSTTEXT * //* *******rseq* ********cbl* *******rseq* //* * //* * //* ************ //* * EOJ * //* ************ //* //* //* ******************************************************************* // SET WORK=LRG // SET WORK2=LRG2 // SET WORK3=LRG3 // SET CUSTNAME=SIMOTIME.DATA.PTCUSLRG //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 1 of 4, Delete any previously created file... //* ******************************************************************* //* //JOBSETUP EXEC PGM=IEFBR14 //MAILTEMP DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK2..CUSTTEMP,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //MAILSORT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK3..CUSTSORT,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //MAILTEXT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEXT,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=192,DSORG=PS) //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 2 of 4, Read KSDS and create Sequential File without PO Boxes //* The PARM=NOPOBOX tells the program not to include //* records that have PO Box addresses. //* ******************************************************************* //* //ADDRST02 EXEC PGM=STAMLRC1,PARM='NOPOBOX' //CUSTMAST DD DSN=&CUSTNAME,DISP=OLD //MAILTEMP DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK2..CUSTTEMP,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 3 of 4, Sort by Zip Code... //* ******************************************************************* //* //SORTST03 EXEC PGM=SORT,COND=(0,LT), // REGION=1024K //SYSIN DD DSN=SIMOTIME.PDS.PARMLIB(STAMLRT1),DISP=SHR //SORTIN DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK2..CUSTTEMP,DISP=OLD //SORTWK01 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTWK02 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTWK03 DD UNIT=SYSDA,SPACE=(CYL,55) //SORTOUT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK3..CUSTSORT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=244,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //* //* ******************************************************************* //* Step 4 of 4, Read Sorted file, create 4-across mailing label file //* The program looks for a PARM=n where n is a number //* from 1-4 specifying the number of labels across a //* row. If this parameter is missing the default is 4. //* ******************************************************************* //* //MAILST04 EXEC PGM=STAMLRC2,COND=(0,LT) //MAILSORT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK3..CUSTSORT,DISP=OLD //MAILTEXT DD DSN=SIMOTIME.&WORK..CUSTTEXT,DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE), // STORCLAS=MFI,SPACE=(TRK,5), // DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=192,DSORG=PS) //SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=* //*
Elapsed Times, Expected & Actual
The following is a summary of the elapsed time for each of the test cases. The elapsed times were created by programmatically accessing the JES Spool Output produced by the Micro Focus Server.
Expect, Calculate Elapsed Time
The job execution to establish a baseline was performed on a dedicated system. The test cases were the only jobs running on the system.
Reviewing JES Output to review the results of job execution can be very time consuming. The following summary of elapsed time for each of the test cases was created by programmatically accessing the JES Spool Output produced by the Micro Focus Server.
20121222,22:22:31,JOB16609,PT1SMLJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20121222,22:22:44,JOB16609,PT1SMLJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:13 20121222,22:22:44,JOB16610,PT1SMLJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20121222,22:23:00,JOB16610,PT1SMLJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:16 20121222,22:23:01,JOB16611,PT1MEDJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20121222,22:23:43,JOB16611,PT1MEDJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:42 20121222,22:23:43,JOB16612,PT1MEDJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20121222,22:24:36,JOB16612,PT1MEDJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:53 20121222,22:24:36,JOB16613,PT1LRGJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20121222,22:27:21,JOB16613,PT1LRGJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:02:45 20121222,22:27:21,JOB16614,PT1LRGJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20121222,22:30:40,JOB16614,PT1LRGJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:03:19
Note: The preceding information is saved in an ASCII/Text file in a Comma-Separated-Values (or CSV) format. The file may be easily imported into a Microsoft Excel spread sheet.
Actual, Calculate Elapsed Time
The job execution was performed on a test system . The test cases were executed in a re-constructed test environment but may not have been the only jobs running on the system.
Reviewing JES Output to review the results of job execution can be very time consuming. The following summary of elapsed time for each of the test cases was created by programmatically accessing the JES Spool Output produced by the Micro Focus Server.
,"Actual, Elapsed Time by Job"The following shows the CSV file created by the JES Spool Scanner program that calculates elapsed times for all the jobs in the SPOOL folder.
20140418,16:43:14,JOB17973,PT1SMLJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20140418,16:43:27,JOB17973,PT1SMLJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:13 20140418,16:43:43,JOB17974,PT1SMLJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20140418,16:44:02,JOB17974,PT1SMLJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:19 20140418,16:46:14,JOB17976,PT1MEDJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20140418,16:46:57,JOB17976,PT1MEDJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:43 20140418,16:58:59,JOB17978,PT1MEDJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20140418,16:59:58,JOB17978,PT1MEDJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:00:59 20140418,21:16:25,JOB17992,PT1LRGJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20140418,21:19:11,JOB17992,PT1LRGJ1, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:02:46 20140418,21:53:41,JOB17995,PT1LRGJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,STARTED , , 20140418,22:00:18,JOB17995,PT1LRGJ2, ,mfuser ,JOB ,ENDED ,0000 ,00:06:37
Actual, Elapsed Time by Job Step
The following shows the HTM output created by the JES Spool Scanner program that calculates elapsed time by job step for each job.
| Date | Time | JCL Message | Job Number | Job or Step | Condition | Job Name | Step Name | Return Code | Elapsed Time |
| 20140418 | 21:53:41 | JCLCM0188I | JOB17995 | JOB | STARTED | PT1LRGJ2 | |||
| 20140418 | 21:53:41 | JCLCM0190I | JOB17995 | STEP | STARTED | PT1LRGJ2 | JOBSETUP | ||
| 20140418 | 21:53:41 | JCLCM0191I | JOB17995 | STEP | ENDED | PT1LRGJ2 | JOBSETUP | 0000 | 00:00:00 |
| 20140418 | 21:53:41 | JCLCM0190I | JOB17995 | STEP | STARTED | PT1LRGJ2 | ADDRST02 | ||
| 20140418 | 21:59:08 | JCLCM0191I | JOB17995 | STEP | ENDED | PT1LRGJ2 | ADDRST02 | 0000 | 00:05:27 |
| 20140418 | 21:59:08 | JCLCM0190I | JOB17995 | STEP | STARTED | PT1LRGJ2 | SORTST03 | ||
| 20140418 | 21:59:52 | JCLCM0191I | JOB17995 | STEP | ENDED | PT1LRGJ2 | SORTST03 | 0000 | 00:00:44 |
| 20140418 | 21:59:52 | JCLCM0190I | JOB17995 | STEP | STARTED | PT1LRGJ2 | MAILST04 | ||
| 20140418 | 22:00:17 | JCLCM0191I | JOB17995 | STEP | ENDED | PT1LRGJ2 | MAILST04 | 0000 | 00:00:25 |
| 20140418 | 22:00:18 | JCLCM0182I | JOB17995 | JOB | ENDED | PT1LRGJ2 | 0000 | 00:06:37 |
Ancillary Functions
This section provides additional detail about Micro Focus Server usage and configuration.
Set the Environment
A command file (ENV1BASE.cmd) is called from other command files to set commonly used environment variables. This provides a single point of definition. The following is a listing of the contents of the command file.
@echo OFF
rem * *******************************************************************
rem * ENV1BASE.cmd - a Windows Command File *
rem * This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies *
rem * (C) Copyright 1987-2021 All Rights Reserved *
rem * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com *
rem * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com *
rem * *******************************************************************
rem *
rem * Text - Provide a single point to set common environment variables.
rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies
rem * Date - January 24, 1996
rem *
rem * Set the commonly used environment variables. This is used to provide
rem * a single point for managing the commonly used environment variables.
rem *
set SimoLIBR=c:\SimoLIBR
set BASELIB1=c:\SIMOSAM1\DEVL
set BASELIB8=c:\SimoSAM8
set BaseWIP1=c:\SimoSAM1\WIP1
set DATAZERO=c:\SIMODATA\DEVL\DATA\ZERO
set BASEAPP=%BaseLib1%
set BASESYS=%BaseLib1%\SYS1
set BASECAT=%BaseLib1%\DATA
set UMAPALIB=%BASECAT%\ASC1
set UMAPELIB=%BASECAT%\EBC1
set SYSLOG=%BASESYS%\LOGS\SYSLOG_USER.DAT
set SYSOUT=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SYSOUT_SIMSAM01.txt
set SLZMSG=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\SLZMSG_USER.TXT
set PostNOTE=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\JOBLOG_SIMONOTE.TXT
set SIMONOTE=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\JOBLOG_SIMONOTE.txt
set USERPOST=%BASEAPP%\LOGS\ASSIGNED_USER_POST_FILE.txt
if [%1]==[] goto NO_POST
set SYSOUT=%BaseLib1%\LOGS\SYSOUT_%1.txt
call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE *"
call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE ********************************************************************%1"
call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE is preparing the System Environment..."
call SIMONOTE "+ SIMOLIBR is %SIMOLIBR%"
call SIMONOTE "+ MIFOSYS1 is %MIFOSYS1%"
call SIMONOTE "+ BASELIB1 is %BASELIB1%"
:NO_POST
call SIMONOTE "+ SIMONOTE Job Log File is %SIMONOTE% "
rem *
set MQBASE=C:\Program Files\IBM\WebSphere MQ
rem *
rem * Set the location for the Apache-Tomcat Server...
set CATALINA_HOME=C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52
rem set CATALINA_HOME=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_112
rem *
rem * Set the Environment for the Java Environment...
rem set JAVABASE=C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52
set JAVABASE=C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jdk1.8.0_112
set JAVASDK="%JAVABASE%\bin"
set JAVA_HOME=%JAVABASE%
set JRE_HOME=%JAVABASE%
set SIMOTCAT=%CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\simotcat
set SIMPACKS=%CATALINA_HOME%\webapps\simotcat\WEB-INF\classes\simpacks
rem *
rem * Set the environment for the Micro Focus technology...
set MIFOEDEV=C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Enterprise Developer
set MIFOVCBL=C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Visual COBOL Build Tools
set MIFOESTU=C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Studio Enterprise Edition 6.0
set MIFOEMFE="C:\Program Files (x86)\Micro Focus\Mainframe Express"
rem *
rem * Large file support, performance tuning and record locking of the File Handler
set EXTFH=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\EXTFHBIG.CFG
rem *
rem * For IMS Support
set ES_IMSLIB=%BASEAPP%\IMSLIB
set ES_ACBLIB=%BASEAPP%\IMSLIB
rem *
rem * EZASOKETS Check EZASOKETS Enabled box or set ES_EZASOKET_SUPPORT=YES
set EZACONFG=BASESYS1\CONFIG\EZACONFG.dat
rem *
rem * Resource Allocation and Performance for SORT and non-Relational Data
rem set MFJSENGINE=SYNCSORT
set SORTSCHEME=1
set SORTSPACE=750000000
set TMP=C:\SORTWORK
rem *
set ES_ALLOC_OVERRIDE=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\CATMAPA1.cfg
rem * For CORE_ON_ERROR function, ABEND Dump
rem * set COBCONFIG_=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\diagnose.cfg
rem *
rem * Consolidated Trace Facility (CTF)
rem * set MFTRACE_CONFIG=%BASESYS%\CONFIG\ctf.cfg
rem * set MFTRACE_LOGS=c:\ctflogs
rem *
rem * For Job Restart, ABEND Recovery
set MF_UCC11=Y
set ES_JES_RESTART=Y
rem *
rem * Set environment for MFBSI (Micro Focus Batch Scheduling Interface)
set ES_EMP_EXIT_1=mfbsiemx
set MFBSI_DIR=%BASESYS%\LOGS\%JESSERVERNAME%
set MFBSIEOP_CMD=ENABLE
set MFBSIEOP_CSV=ENABLE
set MFBSIEOP_HTM=ENABLE
set MFBSIEOP_XML=ENABLE
rem *
rem * Set Behavior and Trace Flags for GETJOBDD
rem * Position=12345678/12345678
set JDDFLAGS=nnnWnnnn/YYnnnnnn
rem *
rem * If not already set then set the PATH for Micro Focus Directories
if "%SIMOPATH%" == "Y" goto JUMPPATH
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "EDEV" goto JUMPEDEV
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "VCBL" goto JUMPVCBL
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "ESTU" goto JUMPESTU
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "EMFE" goto JUMPEMFE
:JUMPEDEV
set path=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOEDEV%\bin;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%;%MIFOEDEV%\CPYLIB
set MIFOBASE=%MIFOEDEV%
goto JUMPPATH
:JUMPVCBL
set path=%MIFOVCBL%\bin;%MIFOVCBL%;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
set MIFOBASE=%MIFOVCBL%
goto JUMPPATH
:JUMPESTU
set MIFOBASE=%MIFOESTU%\Base
set MIFOBIN=%MIFOBASE%\bin
set path=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%;%MIFOBIN%;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%;%MIFOBASE%\SOURCE
goto JUMPPATH
:JUMPEMFE
set MIFOBASE=%MIFOEMFE%\Base
set MIFOBIN=%MIFOBASE%\bin
set path=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%;%MIFOBIN%;%JAVASDK%;%BASEAPP%\JAVA;%PATH%;
set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%;%MIFOBASE%\SOURCE
goto JUMPPATH
rem *
:JUMPPATH
set SIMOPATH=Y
rem *
set MAINFRAME_FLOATING_POINT=true
set COBIDY=%BASEAPP%\COBIDY
set COBPATH=.;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB\GNTS;%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%SimoLIBR%
set LIBPATH=.;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB;%BASEAPP%\LOADLIB\GNTS;%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%SimoLIBR%
set TXDIR=%BASESYS%\LOADLIB;%MIFOBASE%
set CobCpy=%BASEAPP%\CobCpy1;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy2;%BASEAPP%\CobCpy6;%SimoLIBR%
rem *
set USERCLASS=%BASELIB1%\LOADLIB
set CLASSPATH=.
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%JAVABASE%
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%JAVABASE%\lib
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;\%USERCLASS%\simpacks
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52\webapps\simotcat\WEB-INF\classes
set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;C:\APACHETC\apache-tomcat-7.0.52\webapps\simotcat\WEB-INF\classes\simpacks
rem *
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "ESTU" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOBIN%
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "EDEV" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOEDEV%
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "VCBL" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOVCBL%
if "%MIFOSYS1%" == "VCBL" set CLASSPATH=%CLASSPATH%;%MIFOVCBL%\bin\mfcobol.jar
rem *
set JobStatus=0000
call SIMONOTE "+ ENV1BASE is returning to caller"
Display and Log Messages
The following is a listing of the contents of the (SIMONOTE.cmd) command file. This command will display a message to the screen and write a "Date/Time stamped" message to a log file.
@echo OFF rem * ******************************************************************* rem * SIMONOTE.cmd - a Windows Command File * rem * This program is provided by SimoTime Technologies * rem * (C) Copyright 1987-2019 All Rights Reserved * rem * Web Site URL: http://www.simotime.com * rem * e-mail: helpdesk@simotime.com * rem * ******************************************************************* rem * rem * Text - Display message on screen and write to a log file. rem * Author - SimoTime Technologies rem * rem * This script may be called from other scripts and expects a single rem * parameter enclosed in double quotes. The double quotes will be rem * removed. Before writing to the log file a date and time stamp rem * will be inserted in front of the message text. rem * rem * Note: The tilde (~) removes leading/trailing double-quotes. rem * if "%SimoNOTE%" == "" set SimoNOTE=c:\SimoLIBR\LOGS\SimoTime.LOG echo %date% %time% %~1>> %SimoNOTE% echo %~1
Summary
This document will demonstrate and describe how to establish a set of baseline performance metrics by calculating elapsed time for batch jobs from information extracted from the Micro Focus JES output. This document may be used as a tutorial for new programmers or as a quick reference for experienced programmers.
In the world of programming there are many ways to solve a problem. This documentation and software were developed and tested on systems that are configured for a SIMOTIME environment based on the hardware, operating systems, user requirements and security requirements. Therefore, adjustments may be needed to execute the jobs and programs when transferred to a system of a different architecture or configuration.
SIMOTIME Services has experience in moving or sharing data or application processing across a variety of systems. For additional information about SIMOTIME Services or Technologies please contact us using the information in the Contact or Feedback section of this document.
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Downloads and Links
This section includes links to documents with additional information that are beyond the scope and purpose of this document. The first group of documents may be available from a local system or via an internet connection, the second group of documents will require an internet connection.
Note: A SimoTime License is required for the items to be made available on a local system or server.
Current Server or Internet Access
The following links may be to the current server or to the Internet.
Note: The latest versions of the SimoTime Documents and Program Suites are available on the Internet and may be accessed using the 
icon. If a user has a SimoTime Enterprise License the Documents and Program Suites may be available on a local server and accessed using the 
icon.
Explore a check-point list for performance tuning a Micro Focus Server environment for batch processing.
Explore how to calculate elapsed times for batch jobs using the JES Log files produced by Micro Focus Enterprise Server.
Explore How to Configure a Micro Focus Server to support Large Files with the physical file sizes exceeding four (4) gigabytes.
Explore An Enterprise System Model that describes and demonstrates how Applications that were running on a Mainframe System and non-relational data that was located on the Mainframe System were copied and deployed in a Microsoft Windows environment with Micro Focus Enterprise Server.
Explore the COBOL Connection for more examples of COBOL programming techniques and sample code.
Explore an Extended List of Software Technologies that are available for review and evaluation. The software technologies (or Z-Packs) provide individual programming examples, documentation and test data files in a single package. The Z-Packs are usually in zip format to reduce the amount of time to download.
Explore The ASCII and EBCDIC Translation Tables. These tables are provided for individuals that need to better understand the bit structures and differences of the encoding formats.
Explore The File Status Return Codes that are used to interpret the results of accessing VSAM data sets and/or QSAM files.
Internet Access Required
The following links will require an internet connection.
This suite of programs and documentation is available for download. Link to an Evaluation zPAK Option that includes the program members, documentation and control files.
A good place to start is The SimoTime Home Page for access to white papers, program examples and product information. This link requires an Internet Connection
Explore The Micro Focus Web Site for more information about products (including Micro Focus COBOL) and services available from Micro Focus. This link requires an Internet Connection.
Glossary of Terms
Explore the Glossary of Terms for a list of terms and definitions used in this suite of documents and white papers.
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Company Overview
SimoTime Technologies was founded in 1987 and is a privately owned company. We specialize in the creation and deployment of business applications using new or existing technologies and services. We have a team of individuals that understand the broad range of technologies being used in today's environments. Our customers include small businesses using Internet technologies to corporations using very large mainframe systems.
Quite often, to reach larger markets or provide a higher level of service to existing customers it requires the newer Internet technologies to work in a complementary manner with existing corporate mainframe systems. We specialize in preparing applications and the associated data that are currently residing on a single platform to be distributed across a variety of platforms.
Preparing the application programs will require the transfer of source members that will be compiled and deployed on the target platform. The data will need to be transferred between the systems and may need to be converted and validated at various stages within the process. SimoTime has the technology, services and experience to assist in the application and data management tasks involved with doing business in a multi-system environment.
Whether you want to use the Internet to expand into new market segments or as a delivery vehicle for existing business functions simply give us a call or check the web site at http://www.simotime.com
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