Operating CICS IA Collection from the CICS IA Explorer plug-in
In CICS® IA V5.3, you
can manage data collection not only by using the CINC and CINT transactions, but also by using the
CICS IA Explorer plug-in.
The CINT transaction configures CICS IA
to manage multiple regions.
- Share the CIUCNTL control file.
- Define the CONNECTION and SESSION resources between the controlling CICS region and the regions you want to manage.
In CICS IA V5.3, you can use the CICS IA Explorer plug-in to
- Display the status of regions, users, and collection processes.
- Operate the dependency and affinity data collections. You can START, STOP, PAUSE, and CONTINUE the collection process.
- Set up application options for the dependency and the affinity collections.
- Operate the Command Flow collector (START and STOP) for the logged in user.
- Set up the Command Flow options for the logged in user.
- Reset the collection parameters.
Also, the CICS IA Explorer V5.3
plug-in introduces the new Scenario based collection feature. Now, you can
set up the required options and start a Threadsafe or
Affinity collection scenario with one-click on a selected region in the
IA Operations view. Additional options: DB2,
IMS, MQ, CPSM,
NATURAL/ADABAS and Optimum performance are also
available.
To administer the data collection tasks by using the CICS Explorer plug-in, you must define web service resources in the controlling region. For more information, see Controlling CICS IA from the CICS IA plug-in.