Defining Groups of Items
You can define groups of reports that you can schedule to run together. You can also define classes of groups, so that you can schedule all the groups of reports in the class to run together.
You can also use classes of other types of groups within queries to limit the items on which the query would run. For example, you could create a class OVERNIGHT of all Time Groups that work overnight shifts. You could then define a query that only select those users by including a filter with the comparison ITEM OVERNIGHT (as shown in Setting Filter Conditions).
You could also create a class HQIP of all IP address groups at an organization's headquarters, then create a query that would exclude them by creating a filter with the comparison NITEM HQIP.
To create and modify report groups, select 51. Work with Report Scheduler from the Reporting menu (STRFW > 41). The Work with Report Scheduler screen appears, as shown in Scheduling Reports.
To add reports to a group, enter 2 in the Opt field for either the group or another report within it in the Work with Report Scheduler screen (STRFW > 41 > 51). The Add Report Definition screen appears, as shown in Adding Reports to Report Groups.
To create and modify classes and add groups to them, select 35. Group Items for Selection from the Reporting menu (STRFW > 41).
The Work with Classes of Groups window appears.
| GSRPTMNU Reporting ................................................................................ : Work with Classes of Groups : : : : Type options, press Enter. Position to . . . : : 1=Work with 2=Edit 4=Remove Subset . . . . . : : : : Opt Class Description Item Length : : *GRPPRF User is included in Group/Supplemental profile 10 : : *LMTCPB User Limit Capabilities 10 : : *SPCAUT User has a Special Authority 10 : : *TIMEGRP Time group 10 : : *USRGRP User is included in iSecurity/Firewall Group 10 : : AUD List for Audit Reporting 10 : : AUDJ Secondary list for audits 10 : : COMMANDS Initial commands to run as a group 20 : : COMMANDS2 Secondary commands group 20 : : More... : : *CLASSes are automatically defined by the system. Press F6 for instructions : : F3=Exit F6=Add New (plus instructions) F8=Print F12=Cancel : : : :..............................................................................: F13=Information Assistant F16=AS/400 main menu |
Each line on the body of the screen refers to a single class. For each class, it shows the these fields:
Class
A unique name for the class.
Description
A free-form text description of the class.
Item Length
The maximum length of item names in the class, from 0 through 20.
The predefined classes at the start of the list, with names that begin with an asterisk (*), cannot be altered. The lines for the other classes begin with the standard Opt field.
To add a new class, press the F6 key. The Add Class window appears:
| GSRPTMNU Reporting ................................................................................ : Add Class : : : : Type choices, press Enter. : : : : Class . . . . . . . . e.g. USERS, IP, COMMANDS, FILES... : : : : Text . . . . . . . . : : : : Maximum item length . 1 - 20 : : : : Group-Classes (such as USERS, IPS, FILES) consist of individual Groups. : : For example, Group-Class USERs could consist of groups HR, ERP, etc. These : : groups are useful when you want to limit a report or a rule to only the : : USERS listed in USERS/HR who accessed files listed in FILES/SENSITIVE. : : To use, enter ITEM or NITEM ("item of" or "not item of") in the TEST : : column of the report's Filter Conditions; then press F4 in VALUE column. : : F3=Exit F12=Cancel : : : :..............................................................................: ..............................................................................: F13=Information Assistant F16=AS/400 main menu |
The window has the same fields as the Work with Classes of Groups window. Fill in the values for the new class, then press Enter.
The Work with Groups of window appears. To add groups, press the F6 key.
The Add Group window appears. Enter the name of the first group and a free-form text description, then press Enter.
The Work with Group Items window appears. For each item in the group, enter the item name and a free-form text description. After entering items, press Enter.The Work with Groups of window reappears.
To modify the list of items within the group, enter 1 in the Opt field for the group.
To edit the description of a group, enter 2 in the Opt field for the group.
To remove an item from the group, enter 4 in the Opt field for the group.
More Operations from the Work with Classes of Groups screen
To modify the list of groups within the class, enter 1 in the Opt field for the class.
To edit the description or item length of a class, enter 2 in the Opt field for the class.
To remove a group from the class, enter 4 in the Opt field for the class.