Enhancements to started tasks, sampling, exits, and intercepts
include:
- Recognize LE mode switch for CPU attribution.
- SMS classes for Application Performance Analyzer created files.
- Repeat observations of batch jobs, without a time interval.
- WebSphere® measurements
automatically measure servant regions and report Java™ and DB2® activity.
- Preloaded JVMTI agent.
- CICS+ recognizes CICS® filtering
criteria.
- IEFU84 SMF exit program supports DB2 V10
compressed records.
- Support the DB2 v10 bind
option for DB2 Explain.
- Clear Application Performance Analyzer exits when started task
ends.
- Dynamic change of selected CONFIG settings.
- Export file name configuration setting.
- Export and Import a hierarchy of sample files.
- Import operation checks for duplicate sample file names.
- Compatibility support:
- COBOL v5
- CICS/TS v5.1
- Adabas v8.2.4
Enhancements to Reporting include:
- Observation List displays setup filters.
- Observation List allows sort by owner.
- Observation List displays status of ‘ErrMsg’ when a non-critical
error occurs during sampling.
- JobId added to observation details pop-up.
- Display separate counts for general and special processors in
Measurement Profile report.
- Optionally attribute CPU usage to system modules in CPU Referred
Attribution report.
- Report statistics for multi-volume datasets in DASD I/O Analysis
reports.
- Identify CICS remote files
in the DASD EXCP Summary report.
- New WebSphere report
displays CICS distributed program
link calls initiated from the servant regions.
- Create XML report files as variable block by default.
- Support SYSDEBUG source files created by Enterprise PL/I for z/OS® v4.
Enhancements to Listener and Plug-in include:
- Listener operates as a UNIX process
extension to the PD Tools Common Component, and is referred to as
the Application Performance Analyzer PDTCC extension.
- Plug-in based on Eclipse 4.2 operates within PD Tools Studio.
- Preference option to launch sticky notes using double-click action.
- Replace the report options view with a dialog.
- Add report options and report download to individual reports toolbar.
- Display procedure names in CPU Usage by Procedure report.
- Allow the user to select the location of the local reports repository.
- Allow access to local reports for inactive started tasks.
- Support connection to Application Performance Analyzer instances
operating on different z/OS systems.