Working with CSV data

You can use the CICS® PA plug-in to analyze CICS monitoring facility (CMF) performance data that was extracted and formatted as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file by using CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS®.

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Do not edit or change the CSV data in any way, because this can cause errors. You can use the CICS PA plug-in to view data that was extracted in the past. However, to view new data from the current version, you must extract it from the host.

You must load your performance data into the CICS PA plug-in before it can be analyzed. Data files are stored in projects. Each project can contain one or more folders, where related data files can be grouped together.

You can also create a CSV file from data that is accessed from a CICS PA database. You can access data from a CICS PA database and display it in a Sheet view, refine the data selection as you require, then copy the data and paste it into a project in the Project Explorer view. In this way, you can create a CSV file that is a subset of the original data. This is a useful way to keep a local set of data, or to use data in an application such as a spreadsheet.