Use Spectrum Writer to:

  • create brand-new custom SMF reports in just minutes
  • mix data from SMF files, VSAM files and DB2 tables
  • turn SMF data into Web reports (HTML format)
  • convert SMF data into ASCII files (comma-delimited or fixed format) for use in:
    • database programs like Microsoft Access
    • spreadsheet programs like Excel and Lotus
    • e-mail attachments
    • Oracle databases
    • Unix Web servers
    • any other mainframe, mini, or PC application that requires a custom file format

Support for SMF & RMF Records

The SMF and RMF files are among the most complicated files in any shop. But Spectrum Writer makes it easy to produce reports from them. Spectrum Writer supports:
  • the unique RMF date format (packed Julian, but with century indicated by a 0 or 1).
  • RMF's "binary seconds since midnight" timestamps and intervals
  • the testing and outputing of bit fields
  • handling of the usual halfword, fullword, and binary unsigned fields
  • RMF's famous "triplets" (indicating offset to, length of, and number of various record segments)

Example of an SMF Report with Spectrum Writer

Here is a sample SMF report made with Spectrum Writer. It just takes a few control statements to turn the the complex SMF records into a useful report. (Learn more about how this report was made, and see another SMF report.)

Example of a Custom Report from SMF Records

 

See for yourself why Spectrum Writer is already in use at over 300 mainframe shops worldwide. Click here to read more about Spectrum Writer (and its pricing.) You can also download a free 30-day trial of this mainframe RMF utility.


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