These parameters are optional – you do not need to specify date or time parameters for Acquire. If you do not provide them, the program will read and process everything from the incoming SMF data.
SDATE=startdate
The earliest date for which you want to process data, in the form DDMMMYY, for example 17AUG10. Valid values of MMM are: JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC.
This can be before the date of the first record in the input SMF dataset.
You may also specify either of these words: TODAY or YESTERDAY or a value from 0 to -9. This will instruct Acquire to use the run date (with TODAY or 0), or the previous day’s date (YESTERDAY or -1), or a relative date ‘-n’ days before today’s date as the SDATE= value. The calculated value will be printed in the “Options in effect” report in the Acquire //IPLIST file.
If you provide SDATE= with DYNAGDG= or DYNADSN= then your setting of SDATE= will override the automatic setting.
STIME=starttime
Time as either HHMM or HHMMSS. This is the time on the start date from which you want to capture data. If not provided it defaults to 00:00:00.00.
If you specify STIME= you must also specify SDATE.
If you provide STIME= with DYNAGDG= or DYNADSN= then your setting of STIME= will override the automatic setting.
EDATE=enddate
The date when you want capture to stop. This can be after the last record in the input SMF dataset.
You may also specify either of these words: TODAY or YESTERDAY or a value from 0 to -9. This will instruct Acquire to use the run date (with TODAY or 0), or the previous day’s date (YESTERDAY or -1), or a relative date ‘-n’ days before today’s date as the EDATE= value. The calculated value will be printed in the “Options in effect” report in the Acquire //IPLIST file.
ETIME=endtime
Time as either HHMM or HHMMSS. This is the time on the end date from which you want to capture data. If not provided it defaults to 23:59:59.99.
If you specify ETIME= you must also specify EDATE.