Policies and CICS Performance Analyzer V5.1

You can use sample forms in CICS® Performance Analyzer for z/OS® V5.1 (CICS PA) to produce reports that you can use to identify suitable threshold values to set conditions in policies.

Typically the CICS PA reports list data by transaction identifier. The scope at which a policy is deployed determines whether a policy applies to an entire platform or to a specific application, and transactions associated with the application, instance.

The most suitable CICS PA sample forms for each currently supported policy rule type are listed here:
Table 1. Sample CICS PA forms for policies
Policy rule type Sample CICS PA form Title Description
Database request MPMISC Platform, CPU/LINKs/DB2 summary Provides details of CPU usage, program link requests, and DB2® requests by transaction.
File request MPFCRQ File request summary Provides details of the different types of file requests issued.
Program request MPMISC Platform, CPU/LINKs/DB2 summary Provides details of CPU usage, program link requests, and DB2 requests by transaction.

Storage
Storage request

MPT24STG Platform 24-bit Stg summary Provides details of 24-bit task storage usage.

Storage
Storage request

MPT31STG Platform 31-bit Stg summary Provides details of 31-bit task storage usage.

Storage
Storage request

MPT64STG Platform 64-bit Stg summary Provides details of 64-bit task storage usage.

Storage
Storage request

MPSHRSTG Platform shared Stg summary Provides details of 24-bit, 31-bit, and 64-bit shared storage usage.

Storage
Storage request

USTG5SUM User (task) Storage analysis Provides details of 24-bit, 31-bit, and 64-bit task storage usage.

Storage
Storage request

SSTG5SUM Shared Storage analysis Provides details of 24-bit, 31-bit, and 64-bit shared storage usage.
Time MPMISC Platform CPU/LINKs/DB2 summary Provides details of CPU usage, program link requests, and DB2 requests by transaction.
Time CPU5SUM Transaction CPU analysis Provides details of CPU usage by transaction.