(ZOS) Triplets
Use triplets to build self-describing SMF records that contain various types of data sections and a varying number of each of these sections.
All data sections are described by triplets that consist of:
- An offset that specifies the start position of the data
- A length that describes the length of the section
- A count that describes how many instances of the section are included in this record.
The two triplets that describe the product section and the general record information section (for example, the section describing the container itself in a container activity record) are located at fixed positions within the record. This allows one to start evaluating the record immediately after evaluating the record header.
Collecting job-related information with the System Management Facility (SMF) SMF record splitting Header/self-defining section