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From: StorageDevil on 7 Jan 2010 11:04
Hi I have created a DCOLLECT FILE(using IDCAMS) using DCOLLECT VOL(*)
and I need to create the PDB file by running MXG against it. Please
let me know.
From: Michael Raithel on 7 Jan 2010 13:23
Dear SAS-L-ers,

StorageDevil posted the following:

>
> Hi I have created a DCOLLECT FILE(using IDCAMS) using DCOLLECT VOL(*)
> and I need to create the PDB file by running MXG against it. Please
> let me know.
>
StorageDevil, okay, you may go ahead and create the MXG PDB, but please do so after 5:00pm when the mainframe chargeback rates are lower.

All kidding aside, you should go and ask one of your organization's friendly Computer Performance Analyst for the JCL and SAS code to run MXG in your organization. She may also know how to precipitate the DCOLLECT PDB from memory, or from referring to Barry Merrill's famous book. If not, check out: http://www.mxg.com/ to get the straight skinny from the master, himself.

StorageDevil, I sure hope that your home doesn't freeze over anytime soon, as a lot of things that I don't want to happen will come to pass!

Best of luck in all of your SAS endeavors!


I hope that this suggestion proves helpful now, and in the future!

Of course, all of these opinions and insights are my own, and do not reflect those of my organization or my associates. All SAS code and/or methodologies specified in this posting are for illustrative purposes only and no warranty is stated or implied as to their accuracy or applicability. People deciding to use information in this posting do so at their own risk.

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Michael A. Raithel
"The man who wrote the book on performance"
E-mail: MichaelRaithel(a)westat.com

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the MVS Environment

Author: Tuning SAS Applications in the OS/390 and z/OS Environments, Second Edition
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=58172

Author: The Complete Guide to SAS Indexes
http://www.sas.com/apps/pubscat/bookdetails.jsp?catid=1&pc=60409

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Sure, that will happen when hell freezes over. - Anonymous
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From: Charles Harbour on 7 Jan 2010 16:00
Let you know what?

Mikeee had two most excellent suggestions--pursue your favorite sysadmin and
ask them what performance analysis has been run in the past. If you already
have MXG installed and configured, adding another file/record type/type of
analysis to your current pdb should be a snap. I would recommend not
creating a new pdb simply for your analysis--you can easily fall into a trap
where numbers you think should match do not (because of all sorts of
differences in filters/processing), whereas if you keep them all in one
place, joining appropriate like-objects is easier.

Get a copy of Barry's book and frequent his website and listserv often--make
them both your friends if you plan on doing performance analysis. They (and
the performance community in general) will prove invaluable.

If you don't have MXG installed and configured yet, then plan on spending a
good amount of time learning how to set up and configure the software--MXG,
while easy to get started, is fairly complex and difficult to master. Make
sure your bosses understand that they cannot expect miracles overnight. My
suggestion is to start with something simple and expand from there. And if
you have any specific concerns, post to both here and the MXG
listserv--almost always someone will have slain any particular dragon before.

Good luck!
CH

On Thu, 7 Jan 2010 08:04:11 -0800, StorageDevil <rahulggg(a)GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Hi I have created a DCOLLECT FILE(using IDCAMS) using DCOLLECT VOL(*)
>and I need to create the PDB file by running MXG against it. Please
>let me know.
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