Reusing an SMF File that has been successfully loaded

When you load data from an SMF File into an HDB, CICS PA updates the load audit trail for that HDB, setting the status of the SMF File to OK ("data from this SMF File was successfully loaded into this HDB"). When the status is OK, CICS PA denies any subsequent requests to load data from the SMF File into the HDB. This protects you from loading duplicate data into the HDB. However, sometimes you might want to load an HDB from the same SMF File: perhaps you want to include a different time interval or additional APPLIDs.

If you want to reuse an SMF File, change its status to Failed: enter the line action F next to the SMF File on the HDB Load Audit Trail panel.

Attention: You cannot undo line action F. Only a successful load of the HDB will restore the status to OK.

Line action F does not affect any of the HDB container data sets created by previous load requests. If you want to delete existing HDB container data sets, use the Maintain HDB panel to delete the data sets from the HDB, and then use the HDB housekeeping utility to physically delete the data sets.