A workload groups one or more service classes that you to monitor as a unit; with it, you can monitor related service classes, highlighting the worst performing class within the group. Defining one or more workloads is usually the first step in implementing the SLA support within OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS.
To define a new workload:
The Create new Workload window is displayed.
A workload name is a maximum of eight characters in length. These are the valid characters for the workload name: A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and any of the following, $ @ # . / - _ % & ¢ ? ! : | = ¬ ; < >. Note, the comma (,) and double quote (") characters are not valid.
A workload description is a maximum of 24 characters in length. The valid characters are any basic Latin ASCII characters.
A default workload named DFLTWORK is provided with OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS.
You can also change the description of an existing workload:
The Edit Workload window opens again and shows the name of the selected workload and the current description:
After you have defined the appropriate workload, your next step is to create the service classes; see Adding or editing a service class.
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