Customizing your profile settings
You can bypass this step and use the default profile settings, which
are adequate when you are getting
started. However, you might choose to customize the dialog to
the way you like it so that you can work more efficiently.
You can use the standard ISPF commands SETTINGS, CUAATTR, and PFSHOW. It is recommended that you select the ISPF setting Tab to point-and-shoot fields, set point-and-shoot fields to a differentiating color, and, until you are familiar with using the CICS PA dialog, show function key settings.
- CICS PA Settings. This allows some customization of the CICS PA dialog and JCL used for generating reports and extracts.
- Reporting Allocation Settings. Specify unit and space parameters for sort, work, or extract data sets that CICS PA might need to create during batch report processing.
- CICS PA Control Data Sets. Specify
the names of the partitioned data sets used to maintain Report Sets, Report Forms, and Object Lists.
If the specified data sets do not exist, CICS PA will dynamically allocate them when required using the default allocation settings LRECL=80,
BLKSIZE=6160, and SPACE=(CYL,(1,1,50)).
Also specify the name of the repository, a VSAM KSDS used to maintain shared system definitions, historical database (HDB) definitions, resource definitions (including application groups and performance alert definitions), and details used for transaction profiling. If the specified repository does not exist, CICS PA will prompt you to create it when required.
- DB2® Settings. If you plan to export HDB data to DB2 tables, specify your DB2 settings.
- File Selection. Specify which system definitions (personal or shared) to use at run time and options for using log streams across CICS PA.