Overview of CICS data extractor

In order to use the CICS® Performance Analysis Reports, the CICS data extractor must be turned on when the Observation Request is entered. You must select the CICS data extractor in the Schedule New Measurement panel, and enter the transaction name(s) or patterns you want to observe. For more information on entering an observation request for CICS, see Panel 5 – Subsystems.

There are two distinct types of data that Application Performance Analyzer gathers when the CICS extractor is active: Session statistics, and Transaction measurement data.