Run Statistics HDB List report

Select the required statistics HDB, and then select Request batch List report from the pop-up menu. The run-time prompt panel is displayed. This is an example of a request for a Statistics HDB List report.
Figure 1. Run Statistics HDB List report
  File  Options  Help                                                   
 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── 
                Run Statistics HDB List Report - SBHSTAT1                
 Command ===>                                                            
                                                                         
 Specify run options then press Enter to continue submit.                
                                                            More:     +  
                                           ───── Report Interval ──────   
  Form  . . . . . . SBSFM1    +                YYYY/MM/DD  HH:MM:SS.TH   
                                          From 2013/12/01  22:00:00.00   
                                          To   2013/12/02  06:00:00.00   
 Selection Criteria:                                                      
  Alert  . .           +                                                 
   Severity            +                                                 
      Include Severity column                                            
                                                                         
  Interval Type  . . /  EOD  /  INT  /  USS  /  REQ  /  RRT              
                                                                        
 Enter "/" to select option                                              
 /  Edit JCL before submit                                               
                                                                         
  F1=Help     F3=Exit     F4=Prompt   F6=Resize  F10=Actions F12=Cancel  

This panel is displayed before CICS PA generates the JCL to run the report and shows the time period spanned by the data in the HDB.

The Statistics HDB, Statistics Form, and Statistics Alert definitions that you use for this report must be stored in the same Repository. (An HDB reporting job can specify only one Repository.)

Most of the options are similar to the equivalent panel for requesting a Statistics List report in a Report Set, against SMF files. For details, see Statistics List reports.

The other options are:

Report Interval
Specify a date/time range or a time slot (times only) to filter the HDB input data based on the SMF record time stamp. HDB records with a time stamp within the specified From–To interval are processed by CICS PA, otherwise they are ignored.
Note: Do not confuse this with the Selection Criteria From–To report intervals which apply to transaction start and stop times.

The From–To date and time fields are all optional. They are blank initially (for no filtering), but thereafter display the reporting period that was previously saved.

Date is either a calendar date in your preferred format or a relative date. Time is a time-of-day. (The same edit rules apply as for the Selection Criteria Report Interval.)

Relative dates are specified as 0, -1, -2,... to signify a date relative to the current date. 0 represents today, -1 yesterday, -2 two days ago, and so on. If both Start and Stop dates are specified, they must be in the same format.

For a date/time range:
  • Either From or To can be omitted to indicate that the range is open-ended.
    • If From is omitted, it defaults to the first input record
    • If To is omitted, it defaults to the end of file.
  • If From date is specified with no time, the start of day is assumed.

    If To date is specified with no time, the end of day is assumed.

For a time slot, both times must be present with no dates to signify the same time slot every day. The times can span midnight.

The specified date/time range is included in the generated JCL under the //SYSIN DD statement:
CICSPA SMFSTART(-nn|yyyy/mm/dd,hh:mm:ss.th),
        SMFSTOP(-nn|yyyy/mm/dd,hh:mm:ss.th)
Edit JCL before submit
Select with a / to edit the JCL before submit. CICS PA will generate the JCL and display it in an ISPF Edit session. You can review or modify the JCL using the usual ISPF Edit commands and actions, or you can use the CREATE command to save the JCL in an external data set.

Then to submit the job, enter SUBmit in the Edit command line.

If this option is not selected, the generated JCL is not displayed and the job is submitted immediately.

When you have specified your Report options, press Enter to continue submit. You are prompted to Press ENTER to proceed with request. This provides a last opportunity to review and change your report request.