The APA Plug-in is included with IBM Explorer for z/OS Aqua, which can be downloaded from the IBM Mainframe Development website. Follow the installation instructions and select the APA plug-in from the z/OS Aqua Tools plug-ins list.
A Connection and Credential are required to logon to z/OS and connect to the APA remote repository. APA is automatically connected when a Application Delivery Foundation for z Systems (ADFz) connection is established. Follow the instructions in the IBM Application Delivery Foundation for z Systems Common section of the desktop Help for details to configure and launch an ADFz connection.
Once the connection is established, a list of APA Started Tasks (STC's) is displayed for the active connection. The first STC is assigned as the default which will be selected at the startup of APA. The default STC is saved as a preference that can be changed from the "Set as Default STC" menu item of the STC List view.
Application Performance Analyzer will then populate the Observations List.