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Collecting and importing data with HCL Z Asset Optimizer
HCL Z Asset Optimizer includes programs that collect system and usage data, import, filter, and match this data, update the Repository tables, and make the data available for review and query.
Aggregating usage and discovery data
The Aggregator is a program that populates the Asset tables.
TPARAM parameters
The TPARAM parameters that you specify for aggregating usage and discovery data is included in the import.

Collecting and importing data with HCL Z Asset Optimizer
HCL Z Asset Optimizer includes programs that collect system and usage data, import, filter, and match this data, update the Repository tables, and make the data available for review and query.
- Updating the Global Knowledge Base
  HCL provides monthly updates to the Global Knowledge Base (GKB) so that you can keep your product inventory definitions up-to-date. You can also submit items to HCL support for inclusion in GKB updates.
- Collecting scanned libraries with the Inquisitor for z/OS
  The Inquisitor is a program that scans and collects information about partitioned data set (PDS) and partitioned data set extended (PDSE) program libraries. The Inquisitor Import program takes the collected data as input to form the basis of your software inventory.
- Collecting UNIX files with the Inquisitor for z/OS UNIX
  The Inquisitor for z/OS® UNIX™ is a program that collects information about executable software existing in HFS and zFS data sets currently mounted and accessible to z/OS UNIX. The Inquisitor Import program takes the collected data as input to form the basis of your z/OS UNIX software inventory.
- Collecting usage data with the Usage Monitor
  The Usage Monitor is a server address space that runs as a started task. Work is queued to the Usage Monitor from all address spaces where programs are used. The Usage Monitor moves captured program usage data into the collection repository and periodically writes the accumulated data to a sequential file. The Usage Monitor runs APF authorized and is non-swappable.
- Importing Inquisitor data
  The Inquisitor Import reads data from Inquisitor scans, where the data is filtered and matched to products. The filtered, matched data is then copied to the Repository tables where it can be viewed and queried by the Analyzer reporting utility.
- Importing usage data
  The Usage import job imports data generated by the Usage Monitor and aggregates usage data for discovered or identified modules in the Repository tables in the database.
- Aggregating usage and discovery data
  The Aggregator is a program that populates the Asset tables.
  - TPARAM parameters
    The TPARAM parameters that you specify for aggregating usage and discovery data is included in the import.
- Activating the Automation Server
  The Automation Server discovers new data sets and processes them by starting a set of predefined actions that associate the data with data set name masks that form a catalog search. This search determines if any data set names matching the mask are to be processed.

TPARAM parameters

The TPARAM parameters that you specify for aggregating usage and discovery data is included in the import.

COMMIT=: Default is 1000. Number of records stored before issuing a COMMIT.
COUNTUSAGEFULL=: Default value is Y, and this means that usage count totals for all systems and periods are deleted and recalculated. This parameter performs the same function as the COUNTUSAGE parameter, as described in sections - Importing Inquisitor data, and Importing usage data.
A value of N means that only entries for systems and periods that are affected by recent activities are calculated.; It is more reliable, however, to recalculate all totals preferably with every run of the Aggregator, or at least occasionally if the COUNTUSAGEFULL=Y process is too time consuming. The time taken to refresh the usage counts can be seen in the Aggregator log.
DSN=: Db2® location. Value assigned, as defined in job HZASCUST.
IXBUFFERPOOL=: The buffer pool for indexes created on declared global temporary tables that are used by the Aggregator. If not supplied, the buffer pool defined for the database where the global temporary tables belong is used. This value is normally only needed by sites which have a requirement to specify different buffer pool values for different applications or invocations, and have used specific values during the creation of the database repository.
IXSTOGROUP=: The storage group for indexes created on declared global temporary tables that are used the Aggregator. Default is SGHZAIDX. This value need only be specified by sites that have a procedural requirement of not using the default Db2® storage group value, and have used a different STOGROUP value during the creation of the product database repository.
GKBSCHEMA=: Global Knowledge Base qualifier for z/OS®. Name of qualifier is &GKBZSCHM_GKB7.
REPSCHEMA=: Repository qualifier. Name of qualifier is &REPZSCHM.

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