IBM Analytics Extension for IBMMAT®

Introduction

This set of queries is designed to analyze the following issues

Content Oriented System Dump Analysis®

Actively promoted and advocated by the IBM Cognos L3 group, the content oriented system dump analysis focuses on system content rather than software source code and data structures. The approach systematically reveals the complex data structures and system process in a way similar to the operational view of a production system. Without the need to know a product's source code, administrators and support analysts are able to investigate issues by focusing on system and user behaviors. This allows support staff to work around issues with little support from software developers. Utltimately, this will let clients pass the identified use case to the development team for an offical fix. The approach greatly reduces dependencies on the development team and speeds up the problem resolution cycle.

The content oriented approach focuses on the operational view, revealing the following information:

IBM Analytics Extension for IBM Memory Analyzer®

Using the content oriented approach, IBM Cognos L3 developed a set of queries specialized to support the following platform and products

The following figures shows the location and structure of IBM Analytics extensions in IBMMAT. There are two groups of queries. One is for the general purpose and the other is for Cognos BI platform specific.