You can bypass this step as the default profile settings
are adequate to get started. However, you might choose to customize
the dialog to the way you like it so that you can work more efficiently.
You can use the standard ISPF commands SETTINGS, CUAATTR,
and PFSHOW. It is recommended that you select the ISPF setting Tab
to point-and-shoot fields, set point-and-shoot fields to a differentiating
color, and, until you are familiar with using the CICS PA dialog,
show function key settings.
To review your CICS PA profile
settings, select CICS PA Primary
Menu option 0 CICS PA Profile. Note
that if you bypass this step and do not complete the profile
settings yourself, then
CICS PA will
use default settings and allocate new data sets on your behalf when
it needs them to save your report requests.
- CICS PA Settings. This
allows some customization of the CICS PA dialog
and JCL used for generating reports and extracts.
- Reporting Allocation Settings. Specify unit and space parameters
for sort, work, or extract data sets that CICS PA might
need to create during batch report processing.
- CICS PA Control
Data Sets. Specify the names of the partitioned data sets used
to maintain Report Sets, Report Forms, and Object Lists. If the specified
data sets do not exist, CICS PA will
dynamically allocate them when required using the default allocation
settings LRECL=80, BLKSIZE=6160, and SPACE=(CYL,(1,1,50)).
Also specify the name of the Repository,
a VSAM KSDS used to maintain shared system definitions, historical
database (HDB) definitions, resource definitions (including application
groups and performance alert definitions), and details used for transaction
profiling. If the specified repository does not exist, CICS PA will
prompt you to create it when required.
- DB2® Settings. If
you plan to export HDB data to DB2 tables,
specify your DB2 settings.
File Selection. Specify which system definitions
(personal or shared) to use at run time and options for using log
streams across CICS PA.