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<h2>Collection Services Data
Collection Exit Program</h2>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;Required Parameter Group:<br>
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%">1</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">Collection request parameters</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">I/O</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="20%">Char(*)</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">2</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Data buffer</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Output</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Char(*)</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">3</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Work area</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">I/O</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Char(*)</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">4</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Return code</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Output</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Binary(4)</td>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;QSYSINC member name: QPMDCPRM<br>
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<p>A Collection Services Data Collection exit program is called by Collection
Services to collect performance data for a user-defined performance category.
The Collection Services collector will store this data in the management
collection object. For the exit program to be called by the collector, it must
first be registered using the <a href="qypsregcoll.htm">Register Collector Data
Category (QypsRegCollectorDataCategory) API</a>. User-defined performance data
that is stored in the management collection object can be read using the <a href=
"qpmreadmgtcoldata.htm">Read Management Collection Object Data
(QpmReadMgtcolData) API</a>.</p>
<p>At the time a user-defined category is registered, a single entry point is
specified for the data collection program. This entry point can be a program
object (*PGM) or an entry point in a service program (*SRVPGM).</p>
<p>Collection Services calls this entry point with parameters which specify the
type of request to perform and the control information necessary for the data
collection program to complete the request.</p>
<p>Collection Services provides a data buffer where the data collection program
will return collected data.</p>
<p>Collection Services also provides a work area which can be used by the data
collection program to save its state between the calls.</p>
<p>The parameter structure passed to the data collection program is mapped by
the QPMDCPRM header file shipped with the system in the QSYSINC library.</p>
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<h3>Required Parameter Group</h3>
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<dt><strong>Collection request parameters</strong></dt>
<dd>I/O; CHAR(*)
<p>This is a structure in which Collection Services passes control information
about the data collection request to the data collection program. The data
collection program uses this structure to return information about actions
performed. The format of the data in this structure is determined by the
parameter format specified when the user-defined category was registered using
the Register Collector Data Category (QypsRegCollectorDataCategory) API.
Currently, PMDC0100 is the only format supported. The layout of this structure
is described in <a href="#HDRCOLREQ">Layout of Collection Request Structure</a>
below.</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>Data buffer</strong></dt>
<dd>OUTPUT; CHAR(*)
<p>This is a data buffer in which the data collection program returns data to
be stored in the management collection object. Collection Services will store
this data in a record of the repository of the management collection
object.</p>
<p>For start collection and end collection requests, this is control data and
will be stored in a collection control record. For interval collection request,
this is collected performance data and will be stored in an interval
record.</p>
<p>The length of this buffer is defined in the data buffer bytes available
field of the collection request parameters structure. Writing to the data
buffer beyond this length will have unpredictable results.</p>
</dd>
<dt><strong>Work area</strong></dt>
<dd>I/O; CHAR(*)
<p>The work area is a storage area created by Collection Services for the sole
use of the data collection program. Initially, the work area is set to zeroes.
The same work area is passed in every call to the data collection program. This
work area can be used by the data collection program to save some state
information between the calls. Collection Services will preserve the work area
contents between the calls. The length of the work area is set at category
registration time and is defined in the length of work area field of the
collection request.</p>
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<dt><strong>Return code</strong></dt>
<dd>OUTPUT; BINARY(4)
<p>Return code set by the data collection program. Collection Services will
take an action based on the code returned from the data collection program. The
return code is ignored for the cleanup and terminate request. Possible return
codes and Collection Services actions:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>0</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Data collection request was performed
successfully.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>&gt; 0</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Data collection request encountered recoverable
errors. A non-zero return code will be logged in the job log. Action taken by
Collection Services depends on the collection request:
<ul>
<li>For start collection and end collection requests, Collection Services will
assume that no data can be collected for this category and data collection for
this category will be stopped.</li>
<li>For interval collection request, Collection Services will assume that
future requests may still be successful. No data will be stored for this
request. However, Collection Services will continue collecting data for this
category.</li>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>&lt; 0</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Data collection request encountered unrecoverable
errors. Collection Services will assume that no further data collection is
possible for this category and stop collecting data for this category. The data
collection program may use a negative return code to cause immediate
termination of data collection for the user-defined category.</td>
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<h3><a name="HDRCOLREQ">Layout of Collection Request Structure</a></h3>
<p>The layout of the collection request structure is determined by the
parameter format specified when the user-defined category was registered using
the Register Collector Data Category (QypsRegCollectorDataCategory) API.</p>
<p>Currently, PMDC0100 is the only format supported. The table below shows the
layout of the collection request structure for the PMDC0100 format. For
detailed descriptions of the fields in the table, see <a href="#HDRDESC">Field
Descriptions</a> below.</p>
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<th align="center" valign="bottom" colspan="2">Offset</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" rowspan="2">Input/Output</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" rowspan="2">Type</th>
<th align="left" valign="bottom" rowspan="2">Field</th>
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<th align="center" valign="bottom">Dec</th>
<th align="center" valign="bottom">Hex</th>
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<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%">0</td>
<td align="center" valign="top" width="10%">0</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="15%">CHAR(8)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="50%">Format name</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">8</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">8</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">CHAR(10)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Category name</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">18</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">12</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">--</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">CHAR(2)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Reserved</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">20</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">14</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Request type</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">24</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">18</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Request type modifier</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">28</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">1C</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Data buffer bytes available</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">32</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">20</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Offset to category parameter string</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">36</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">24</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Length of category parameter string</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">40</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">28</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Length of work area</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">44</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">2C</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">--</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">CHAR(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Reserved</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">48</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">30</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">CHAR(8)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Interval key</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">56</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">38</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">INPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">CHAR(8)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Interval time</td>
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<td align="center" valign="top">64</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">40</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">OUTPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Data buffer bytes provided</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">68</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">44</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">OUTPUT</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">BINARY(4)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">More data indicator</td>
</tr>
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<td align="center" valign="top">72</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">48</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">--</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">CHAR(8)</td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Reserved</td>
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<h3><a name="HDRDESC">Field Descriptions</a></h3>
<p><strong>Category name.</strong> Name of the user-defined category for which
data collection is performed. This name was registered previously uisng the
Register Collector Data Category (QypsRegCollectorDataCategory) API.</p>
<p><strong>Data buffer bytes available.</strong> Size of the data buffer passed
in the data buffer parameter.</p>
<p><strong>Data buffer bytes provided.</strong> The data collection program
indicates in this field how many bytes of data in the data buffer should be
stored by Collection Services in the repository of the management collection
object. If this field is set to 0 for start collection or end collection
requests, a collection control record will not be created. If this field is set
to 0 for an interval collection request, Collection Services will still create
an interval record but will not store any data in it. This field is set to zero
at entry to the data collection program.</p>
<p><strong>Format name.</strong> Name of the collection request structure
format passed to the data collection program. This is the parameter format
specified when the user-defined category was registered using the Register
Collector Data Category (QypsRegCollectorDataCategory) API. Currently, PMDC0100
is the only format supported.</p>
<p><strong>Interval key.</strong> Record key of the repository record about to
be written into the repository of the management collection object. Format of
this field is DDHHMMSS, where:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>DD</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Number of days from the beginning of collection
to this collection object. Day numbering starts from 0.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>HHMMSS</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Time in hours, minutes and seconds when a
particular collection sample was scheduled.</td>
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<p>Record keys of interval records, with the possible exception of the key of
the first interval record in a collection period, are normalized to the
collection interval boundary. For example, for a 15 minute collection interval,
valid record keys will be 00124500 or 00223000, but not 00131014.</p>
<p><strong>Interval time.</strong> Exact time in system timestamp format when
the Collection Services collector initiated a particular request. This time is
provided for reference only. Normally this time is close to the time implied by
the interval key field but, unlike the interval key, this time is not
normalized. See <a href="qwccvtdt.htm">Convert Date and Time Format (QWCCVTDT)
API</a> for details about time formats.</p>
<p><strong>Length of category parameter string.</strong> Length of the category
parameter string. If the parameter string was not registered for this category,
this field is set to 0.</p>
<p><strong>Length of work area.</strong> Length of the work area passed in the
work area parameter. The size of the work area is set during category
registration.</p>
<p><strong>More data indicator.</strong> By setting this field to a non-zero
value, the data collection program may indicate to Collection Services that it
has more data to store in the repository of the management collection object
for this request. When this field is returned with a non-zero value, Collection
Services will transfer the returned data to the current repository record then
will call the data collection program again with all parameters identical to
the previous call except that the request type modifier field will be set to
20. The data collection program may use the more data indicator field as many
times as needed to transfer all collected data to Collection Services. This
field is set to zero at entry to the data collection program.</p>
<p><strong>Offset to category parameter string.</strong> Offset in bytes to the
category parameter string starting from the beginning of the collection
request. This parameter string was specified when the user-defined category was
registered using the Register Collector Data Category
(QypsRegCollectorDataCategory) API. The parameter string can be used to pass
customization information to the data collection program. The length of this
string is defined in the length of category parameter string field. If a
parameter string was not registered for this category, this field is set to 0.
The parameter string is only passed when the request type is set to 10 - start
collection request.</p>
<p><strong>Request type.</strong> Type of action requested from the data
collection program. The data collection program must support the following
request types:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>Start collection request.</em> This is the
first request that the data collection program will receive in a data
collection session. When receiving this request, the data collection program is
expected to initialize whatever interfaces it uses to collect the data.
Optionally, in the provided data buffer, the data collection program may return
collection control information to be stored in a collection control record in
the repository of the management collection object.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>20</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>End collection request.</em> This is the last
request the data collection program will receive in a data collection session.
When receiving this request, the data collection program is expected to close
whatever interfaces it uses to collect the data, release resources, and so on.
Optionally, in the provided data buffer, the data collection program may return
collection control information to be stored in a collection control record in
the repository of the management collection object.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>30</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>Interval collection request.</em> The data
collection program will receive a request of this type each time the interval
collection for this user-defined category is scheduled. The time between
interval collection requests is specified at category registration time. When
receiving this request, the data collection program is expected to perform its
regular collection of performance data and return collected data in the
provided data buffer. This data will be stored in an interval record in the
repository of the management collection object.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>40</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><em>Cleanup and terminate (shutdown)
request.</em> This request is sent to the data collection program when
Collection Services cannot continue data collection. An example of such a
problem is the loss of contact with the Collection Services collector job. When
receiving this request, the data collection program is expected to perform
necessary cleanup, release resources, and so on. The data collection program cannot
return any data for this request. Any data placed in the data buffer will be
ignored.</td>
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<p><strong>Request type modifier.</strong> This field modifies the meaning of
the request type field. This field can have two values:</p>
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<td align="left" valign="top">Normal request to collect data.</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top"><em>20</em></td>
<td align="left" valign="top">Continuation of the previous request. This value
is used to indicate to the data collection program that this is the
continuation of the same collection request. When the data collection program
returns with the more data indicator set to a non-zero value, Collection
Services will transfer the returned data to the current repository record then
will call the data collection program again with the same parameters except
that the request type modifier field will be set to 20. In this way, the data
collection program may store more collected data in the management collection
object than fits into the data buffer.</td>
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