This book is intended for first time users of CICS® Performance Analyzer for z/OS®. It assumes that you understand basic CICS concepts and your installation's CICS systems. If you are new to MVS™, z/OS, DFSORT, or CICS, you might want to review the information in Bibliography before using this book and the CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS.
Before you read this book, you need to have a good understanding of how CICS works. This assumes familiarity with many of the books in the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS library. You will also need to have a good understanding of the CICS Monitoring Facility (CMF), which is described in the CICS Performance Guide.