This section enables users of the DFSMSdfp functional component of DFSMS to
perform the following tasks:
The keywords that this guide describes are intended for use in
freeform searches. Freeform searches enable you to retrieve only the RETAIN® records that contain all
the search keywords you specified. You can use the same keywords as
a base from which to conduct a search of the structured database (SDB)
facility. Structured searches require that you specify the exact type
of problem to retain. When you enter the keyword string, the SDB facility
prompts you for the required information and then builds the structured
keyword string for you in the appropriate format. In other words,
the structured database performs the following tasks:
- Prompts you for failure symptoms
- Generates keywords according to a strict protocol
- Initiates the search operation.
If you request assistance from the IBM Support
Center, and they recommend submitting an APAR, you will need the keyword
strings for which you have executed searches.