Use System Definitions to define:
- CICS® systems (including CICS Transaction
Gateway systems) and SMF files that you want to report against
- DB2® subsystems and SMF files for the DB2 report
and Record Selection extract
- MQ subsystems and SMF files for the WebSphere® MQ
report and Record Selection extract
- System Loggers and SMF files for the System Logger report and Record Selection extract
You can specify SMF data sets for each system (CICS, DB2,
MQ, Logger) or for each MVS™ system
(image) where they run. In addition you can define groups of systems
for reporting purposes, such as those systems that connect via
IRC/MRO, ISC/APPC, or IPIC.
Your System Definitions are then used in the following ways:
- By specifying the Systems (or Groups) in your Report Sets, CICS PA can
determine the related files to include in Report Set JCL generation.
- By specifying a CICS APPLID when creating Report
Forms and HDB Templates, CICS PA can
determine the user fields and CICS version. CICS PA can
then populate your Report Form or HDB Template with
CMF fields appropriate to the release of CICS and
user fields for the particular CICS system.
- By specifying a CICS APPLID for the Cross-System
Work extract, CICS PA can
determine the user fields for the particular CICS system
for inclusion in the extract file.
- The SSID of specified DB2 Subsystems provides filtering
on SSID for the DB2 report and Record Selection extract.
- The SSID of specified MQ Subsystems provides filtering
on SSID for the WebSphere MQ report and Record Selection
extract.
For reporting, you can use either Personal System Definitions
(Primary Menu option 1) or Shared System Definitions (Primary Menu
option 6), but not both at the same time. Set Systems in the
action bar to the definitions that you want to use for report. Typically
your personal definitions are maintained by you and used by you for
reporting.