Viewing and Printing RMDS Reports Step-by-Step

After signing on to the CICS region:

To sign on to RMDS:
 

1. Type your RACF ID in the USERID field. 
2. Type your bill code in the BILL-CDE field. 
3. Type your password in the PASSWORD field then press ENTER. 
4. Type RMDS at the blank screen to access the Report Management and Distribution System (RMDS). 
5. Type your RACF ID in the USERID field. 
6. Type your password in the PASSWORD field then press ENTER. 
 
To view an RMDS report:
 
7. Type I in the SELECT OPTION field to list the report group names. 
8. Type OSCOPC (for the P region) or OSCOPF (for the NC23 region) in the REPORT NAME field and press ENTER to view the alphabetic list of report groups. 
9. Press F8 to scroll down until you locate the report group for which you are searching. 
10. Type V in the CMD column next to the report group for which you are searching and press ENTER in order to list versions of the report group. 
11.  Type D in the last CMD field and press ENTER to display the proper version of the report. 
    Note: You may receive the message REPORT IS BEING RECALLED. TRY AGAIN LATER. This indicates that the report cannot currently be accessed. Wait a moment and try again. 
    Note: The following commands are helpful in viewing reports in RMDS: 
      F1 to access help 
      F3 to return to the previous screen 
      F7 to scroll up 
      F8 to scroll down 
      F10 to scroll to the left 
      F11 to scroll to the right 
      F12 to go to the beginning of the next page 
12. Type F and the report name in the COMMAND field and press ENTER to find your report. Because only 200 pages are searched at a time, you may need to press F5 to repeat the search until the report has been located. 
 
To print a report:
 
13. Type PR in the COMMAND field on the page you wish to print and press ENTER. 
14. After the page has been selected to print, press F3 to access the Print: Report Management and Distribution System screen. 
 
15. Type N in the SELECT OPTION field to print to your addressable printer. 
16. Type your printer ID in the NETWORK PRINTER ID field. 
17. Check the pages listed in the SPECIFY PAGE RANGES fields
18. Press ENTER to send the pages to the printer. 
 
To log off RMDS:
 
19. Press F3 to go to the previous screen until the Main Menu: Report Management and Distribution System screen is displayed. 
20. Type X in the SELECT OPTION field and press ENTER to exit RMDS. 
21. Clear the screen and type LOGOFF to log off the production environment. 
 
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