Header/Self-defining Section

This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number), if applicable, that locate the other sections on the record.

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF47LEN 2 binary Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
2 2 SMF47SEG 2 binary Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4 4 SMF47FLG 1 binary System indicator:
Bit
Meaning when set
0-2
Reserved
3-6
Version indicators*
7
Reserved.

*See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.

5 5 SMF47RTY 1 binary Record type 47 (X'2F').
6 6 SMF47TME 4 binary Time since midnight, in hundredths of a second, that the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10 A SMF47DTE 4 packed Date when the record was moved into the SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
14 E SMF47SID 4 EBCDIC System identification (from the SID parameter).
18 12 SMF47SBS 2 binary Subsystem identification — X'0005' signifies JES3.
20 14 SMF47RSV 2   Reserved.
22 16 SMF47LRR 2 binary Length of rest of record, excluding this field.
24 18 SMF47EVT 2 binary Record indicator
Bit
Meaning when set
0-12
Reserved
13
Record written for SNA LOGON
14
Record written for BSC started line
15
Record written for BSC SIGNON.