Primary filters are the filters you can use for ACS routines and for tape mount management. A data set meeting the criteria defined by any of these primary filters is included in or excluded from the analysis sample.

During GFTAXTR processing, the latest creating JOBNAME, PROGRAM, ACCOUNT, and data set EXPDT are saved in all versions of the data set record if the data set was actually created during the time period represented by the SMF sample. Otherwise, the JOBNAME, PROGRAM, ACCOUNT, and data set EXPDT of the first reference are saved in all versions of the data set record. Therefore, when you filter your data using these primary filters, you filter in or out all versions of the data sets based on the creating JOBNAME, PROGRAM, ACCOUNT, and data set EXPDT.