Using the ERBSCAN utility

You can use the ERBSCAN utility to display RMF™ records directly under ISPF.

ERBSCAN data-set-name 
Figure 1. ERBSCAN - Display RMF Record List
VIEW       SYS13119.T130441.RA000.BTEU.R0500089            Columns 00001 00072
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> HALF
****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
000001 1z/OS V2R1 RMF ERBMFSCN Version 9 (30 Apr 2012) - SCAN SMF dataset
000002
000003  SMF dataset characteristics:
000004  RECFM    : VBS
000005  LRECL    : 32760
000006  BLKSIZE  : 27000
000007  DATASETS : 1
000008  DSNAME(S): SYS1.SW.SMFIO
000009  DATE/TIME: 2013 April 28     13:04:41.580
000010
000011
000012 1Rec-Num Type    RecLn SMFDate  SMFTime  RMFDate  RMFTime  Int-Len   SMF
000013  ------- ------- ----- ----------------- ----------------- --------- ---
000014        1 002        18 2013.117 14:19:01                             VSP
000015        2 074.002 15064 2013.094 19:14:00 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:000 OS0
000016        3 074.003   412 2013.094 19:14:00 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:000 OS0
000017        4 073.001 18680 2013.094 19:14:00 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:090 OS0
000018        5 074.004  1912 2013.094 19:14:00 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:000 OS0
000019        6 074.004  3816 2013.094 19:14:00 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:000 OS0
000020        7 078.003 29976 2013.094 19:14:00 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:090 OS0
000021        8 074.001 15520 2013.094 19:14:03 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:090 OS0
000022        9 074.001 32604 2013.094 19:14:03 2013.094 18:59:00 15:00:090 OS0

The function ERBSHOW is part of ERBSCAN to format a specific record. You call ERBSHOW with specifying a record number, for example:

COMMAND===> ERBSHOW 31

This leads to the display of the specified record showing the different sections as they are defined in the record:

Figure 2. ERBSHOW - Display RMF Record Header
VIEW       SYS13119.T132135.RA000.BTEU.R0500097            Columns 00001 00072
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****** ***************************** Top of Data ******************************
000001 Record Number 31: SMF Record Type 74(1) - RMF Device Activity
000002 =============================================================
000003
000004 -> SMF record header
000005 ====================
000006
000007    SMF record length      : 32604
000008    SMF segment descriptor : '0000'X
000009    SMF system indicator   : '11011111'B
000010    SMF record type        : 74
000011    SMF record time        : 19:14:03
000012    SMF record date        : 13.094
000013    SMF system id          : OS04
000014    SMF subsystem id       : RMF
000015    SMF record subtype     : 1
000016
000017 -> RMF header extension
000018 =======================
000019
000020    Number of triplets     : 3
000021
000022    Section  1 offset      : '00000034'X
000023    Section  1 length      : '0084'X
000024    Section  1 number      : 1

Scrolling forward leads to the different sections of the record.

Figure 3. ERBSHOW - Display Device Data Section
VIEW       SYS13119.T132135.RA000.BTEU.R0500097            Columns 00001 00072
Command ===>                                                  Scroll ===> HALF
000058 -> Device Data Section (197)
000059 ============================
000060
000061    #1:   +0000:  2F8800F1 0001C4C5 F2C6F8F8 3030200F  * h 1  DE2F88    *
000062          +0010:  00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000  *                *
000063          +0020:  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  *                *
000064          +0030:  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000384  *               d*
000065          +0040:  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  *                *
000066          +0050:  00000000 00000000 40404040 40404040  *                *
000067          +0060:  00000000 F3F3F9F0 F3404040 F2F1F0F5  *    33903   2105*
000068          +0070:  40404040 00000000 20000000 984040F2  *            q  2*
000069          +0080:  F1F0F540 4040C9C2 D4F7F5F0 F0F0F0F0  *105   IBM7500000*
000070          +0090:  F0F0F1F4 F0F7F909 08000000 00000000  *0014079         *
000071          +00A0:  00000000                             *                *
000072
000073    #2:   +0000:  2F8900F1 0001C4C5 F2C6F8F9 3030200F  * i 1  DE2F89    *
000074          +0010:  00000001 00000000 00000000 00000000  *                *
000075          +0020:  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  *                *
000076          +0030:  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000384  *               d*
000077          +0040:  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000  *                *
000078          +0050:  00000000 00000000 40404040 40404040  *                *
000079          +0060:  00000000 F3F3F9F0 F3404040 F2F1F0F5  *    33903   2105*
000080          +0070:  40404040 00000000 20000000 984040F2  *            q  2*
000081          +0080:  F1F0F540 4040C9C2 D4F7F5F0 F0F0F0F0  *105   IBM7500000*
000082          +0090:  F0F0F1F4 F0F7F909 09000000 00000000  *0014079         *
000083          +00A0:  00000000                             *                *