IBM z/OS mainframe sites that have wisely chosen CA SMF DIRECTOR to manage/streamline/simplify SMF data administration might consider these ideas with exploiting various product features:
1) EXTRACT now supports the SCRT(n) parameter to allow sites to code an EXTRACT statement generically in order to generate the correct date-range needed for SCRT SMF data extraction.
2) Consider using the SMF DIRECTOR SPLIT feature to create/maintain a separate SCRT-unique (SMF types 70 and 89) on DASD for monthly SCRT reporting process; then use a particular MGMTCLAS so that the SPLIT file is self-managed, deleting the extra-set of records only after some defined time-period.
3) If using DASD storage for SCRT-related SMF types, consider using a MGMTCLAS to ensure that the SMF DIRECTOR HISTORY file containing the SMF 70 and 89 types is not migrated off to ML2 until after say 40 days, ensuring that quick-access will be allowed to the data-subset needed for SCRT reporting.
Scott Barry
SBBWorks, Inc.