dbs/db2/use_accounting

[Former Member]

Hi,

We would like to begin using the accounting functionality provided by profile parameter dbs/db2/use_accounting=1.

We are in the process of setting this profile parm and I ran across note 1068654 which seems to indicate you also need to set the environment variable dbs_db2_use_accounting=1. The note description is "Customizing V9 CLI driver for ICLI and WebAS 6.20". We are running all 7.0 systems with DB2 V9 and DB2 Connect V9 thin client. I also noticed the output of our R3trans -d indicates that accounting is turned off.

Do we need the environment variable set as well as the profile parm?

Anyone's input on this wold be most appreciated.

Regards,

Bob

[Former Member]

Thanks again Burkhard for your quick response.

Regards,

Bob

[burkhard_diekmann]

Hi Bob,

correct - if you do not need accounting for the single task tools the profile parameter will do to switch on accounting for the system.

Best regards,

Burkhard

[Former Member]

Thanks Burkhard for your prompt response.

This may sound obvious but I just want to confirm. For a normally running SAP system, the profile parm is enough to get the accounting data, correct? I'm not really interested in turning it on for R3trans or R3load.

Regards,

Bob

[burkhard_diekmann]

Hi Bob,

yes - you need to set the environment variable to switch on accounting for standalone executables like R3trans, R3load, etc... because these tools don't read the profile.

Best regards,

Burkhard