SMF Type 3 Record

This table shows the record layout for type 3 SMF records (Dump Trailer).

We also have some tips for working with SMF type 3 records.
And you can see a sample report made from SMF records.

SMF Type 3 Record -- Dump Trailer
Offset (Dec.)	Offset (Hex)	Name	Length	Format	Description
0	0	SMF3LEN	2	binary	Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See “Standard SMF Record Header” on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
2	2	SMF3SEG	2	binary	Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4	4	SMF3FLG	1	binary	System indicator: Bit Meaning When Set 0-2 Reserved 3-6 Version indicators* 7 Reserved.*See “Standard SMF Record Header” on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
5	5	SMF3RTY	1	binary	Record type 3 (X'03').
6	6	SMF3TME	4	binary	Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, when the record was moved into the dump data set.
10	A	SMF3DTE	4	packed	Date when the record was moved into the dump data set, in the form 0cyydddF. See “Standard SMF Record Header” on page 13-1 for a detailed description.
14	E	SMF3SID	4	EBCDIC	System identification (from the SID parameter).

The above table is a slightly modified version of the description provided by IBM in their "MVS Systems Management Facilities (SMF)" manual.

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Below are the Spectrum SMF Writer records definitions for the SMF type 3 record.

Spectrum SMF Writer
File Definition for Type 3 SMF Records
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*        SPECTRUM SMF WRITER -- FILE DEFINITION STATEMENTS         *
*             SMF03 - SMF TYPE 3 RECORD "DUMP TRAILER"             *
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FIELD: SMF3LEN     DISP(0)    LEN(2)    TYPE(BINARY)
FIELD: SMF3SEG     DISP(2)    LEN(2)    TYPE(BINARY)
FIELD: SMF3FLG     DISP(4)    LEN(1)    TYPE(BINARY)
FIELD: SMF3RTY     DISP(5)    LEN(1)    TYPE(BINARY)
FIELD: SMF3TME     DISP(6)    LEN(4)    TYPE(B-SECS) DEC(2)
                                        FORMAT(TPIC'Z9:99:99.99')
FIELD: SMF3DTE     DISP(10)   LEN(4)    TYPE(P-CYYDDD)
FIELD: SMF3SID     DISP(14)   LEN(4)