At Report Set run time,
CICS PA generates
the required batch JCL, bringing together information from the following
sources within the
CICS PA dialog:
- Report Set. The Report Set specifies the reports you wish
to run and their options.
- Report Forms. When a report requests a Report Form, CICS PA looks
for them in the Report Forms data set and constructs the applicable
FIELDS, BY, and LIMIT report operands.
- Object Lists. When a report specifies Selection Criteria,
Object Lists can be used to identify a pre-defined list of object
names. For example, Transaction IDs that belong to a particular application.
CICS PA looks
for them in the Object Lists data set and constructs the applicable
SELECT report operands.
- System Definitions. The System Definitions define the systems
that can be reported and their associated SMF files. At run time or
inside your Report Set, you must specify System Selection, that is,
the systems to be reported. CICS PA matches
the System Selection to your System Definitions. The following section
describes how CICS PA interprets
your System Selection and uses the System Definitions to satisfy your
report request.