• different aspects of the system need to be described and summarized. PSA provides 36 standard reports.
• ad hoc combinations of objects and relations, selecting information by various criteria, can be obtained by using the Query System (QS).
• a generalized database management system access facility is provided by the Report Specification Interface (RSI). The output can be combined with formatting instructions to automated the production of pre-defined complex reports. An example of this is given in the Functional Specification Generator (FSGEN) pages.
• Elements in the PSA database can be extracted and converted into source material for input into other utilities (for example, a COBOL Data Division can be extracted, a database schema can be produced, and sequencing information can be extracted to produce outline transaction definitions for a transaction processing monitor).
• A normalized data model can be generated using the View Integration System (VIS).

PSA is used most effectively in a PSA Usage Process. This can implement completeness and consistency standards, generate standard specification documents, and produce some source material for input into other utilities.