About this book

This book contains information for IBM® CICS® Performance Analyzer for z/OS® Version 3 Release 2, and is intended to do the following:

CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS is a reporting tool for analyzing and tuning the performance of CICS systems. In this book, CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS is referred to by its short name of CICS Performance Analyzer or CICS PA, and CICS Transaction Server is referred to as CICS.

This book describes the purpose, concepts, and operation of CICS Performance Analyzer and how to get started. It describes the reports and extracts and how to generate them using the CICS PA dialog or commands. There are examples and Guided Tours to help you become familiar with the dialog. Problem determination procedures and error messages are also included.

The following releases of CICS are supported:

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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 3 Release 1
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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 3 Release 2
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CICS Transaction Server for z/OS Version 4 Release 1
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