The SORT record sorts most of the minidisk utilization analysis reports created by VMRMUA. You cannot sort Reports 3, 8, and 14.

To use multiple sort keys and mixed ascending and descending sort orders for an individual report, you must have CA VM:Sort on your system. VMRMUA looks for CA VM:Sort to perform its sorting function. If you try to use multiple sort keys and sort orders using another sort program, VMRMUA sorts only by the first sort key and sort order. VMRMUA puts a note at the top of each report describing the way it was sorted.

Do not sort on the Allocation column (13); the concept of space allocation is meaningless if it is removed from its device context.

When multiple SORT records pertain to the same report, VMRMUA uses the last record specified. Recommended (default) sorts are given in the default VMRMUA CONFIG file.

SORT { * | repno colno1 { A | D } [ colno2 { A | D }] ...
  • * | repno
    Specifies which reports to sort (except as noted above). * specifies all reports; repno specifies the report number of one report to sort.
  • colno1 { A | D } [ colno2 { A | D } ] ...
    Specifies the sort keys, listed in order of priority. Each sort key represents one of the numbered columns in the reports you are sorting. The report is sorted first by colno1, then by colno2, and so on, with the last column number value having the lowest priority.
    Specifying "A" sorts the column in ascending sort order, so that data with the least value precedes data with the greatest value. Specifying "D" sorts the column in descending sort order, so that data with the greatest value precedes data with the least value.

Example

To sort Report 1 first by column 12 using an ascending sort, and then by column 11 using a descending sort, change the SORT record to:

SORT 01 12 A 11 D