CICS PA Primary Option Menu
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V5R3M0 CICS Performance Analyzer – Primary Option Menu
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0 CICS PA Profile Customize your CICS PA dialog profile
1 Systems Specify Systems, SMF Files, and Groups
2 Report Sets Request and submit reports and extracts
3 Report Forms Define Report Forms
4 Object Lists Define Object Lists
5 Historical Database Collect and process historical data
6 Statistics Report CICS Statistics
7 Profiling Request Transaction Profiling
8 Resource Definitions Define CICS PA resources
X Exit Terminate CICS PA
- Define your CICS® systems and their SMF files. When your CICS systems
are defined, you can start reporting against them. You can automate
this process by using the Take-Up facility. CICS PA extracts
the relevant information about your CICS systems
from your SMF files or log streams. If you define
your own CMF user fields, then specify your MCT definition. The user
fields can then be incorporated into your CICS PA reports.
Related CICS systems, such as systems that connect via IRC/MRO, ISC/APPC, or IPIC, can be grouped together for reporting purposes. For example, assigning the CICS MRO systems (CICSPTOR, CICSPAOR, CICSPFOR, CICSPDOR) and DB2® subsystem (DB2P) to a Group allows you to report on these systems as a single entity. CICS PA reports can then show a complete end-to-end picture of your MRO transaction activity, incorporating detailed DB2 statistics derived from the DB2 accounting data of subsystem DB2P.
You can use the Systems menu to define both Personal System Definitions and Shared System Definitions. Personal System Definitions are typically maintained in a Personal Profile Library and used by an individual for reporting. Shared System Definitions are typically maintained by a central administrator in the Repository and used by all users.
- Define Report Sets to build, submit, and save your report requests.
A Report Set contains the set of reports and extracts that you want
to run in a single job. Simply select the ones you require and submit.
Specify Selection Criteria to filter the input records to report only the information that you are interested in. For example, you can specify Selection Criteria to restrict reporting to:
- A particular date/time range
- A group of related Transaction IDs
- Transaction response times that exceed your thresholds
Run your Report Sets (or individual reports or extracts). The CICS PA dialog builds the JCL and commands to produce the reports and extracts. You can edit these jobs, or you can write your own jobs.
- Define Report Forms to tailor the format and content of your reports and extracts. A simple to use editor allows you to design your own report by selecting the required CMF fields. Most CMF fields can be selected for reporting, and detailed explanations of each CMF field are available from the dialog. A comprehensive set of Sample Report Forms is provided to help you tailor your reports and extracts.
- Define Object Lists to help you specify values for filtering and grouping objects such as transaction IDs and terminals. Object Lists are used when specifying Selection Criteria for reports and extracts.
- Define and maintain Historical Databases (HDBs) as repositories of performance data. Generate reports against your HDBs or export HDB data to DB2 for further manipulation and analysis.
- Report on statistics from eligible SMF files or HDBs.
- Request a Transaction Profiling report (you can also request this in a Report Set, using option 2).
- Define CICS PA resources, including Resource Lists, Application Groups, Performance Alerts, CPU Service Unit Conversion Factors, and Statistics Alerts.