Defining Statistics Alerts

Statistics Alert reports highlight non-compliant activity triggered by specified threshold values of CICS® Statistics fields. The threshold values are called Alerts.

To define Statistics Alerts, do the following:
  1. Start of changeSelect option 6 Statistics from the Primary Option Menu.End of change
  2. On the Statistics sub-menu, specify the name of a VSAM KSDS repository to store the Alert definition. For now, use a personal data set, but for production use, you are more likely to use a shared repository.
  3. Then select option 5 Define Alerts and press Enter.
      File  Options  Help                                                 
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                        CICS Statistics Reporting Menu                    
    Command ===> ________________________________________________________ 
                                                                          
    Select an option then press Enter.                                    
                                                                          
    5  1. SMF Files defined in Personal System Definitions                
       2. SMF Files defined in Shared System Definitions                  
       3. Historical Databases for CICS Statistics                        
       4. Process SMF File                                                
          ______________________________________________  +               
       5. Define Alerts                                                   
                                                                          
    Start of changeFilter Criteria:End of change                          YYYY/MM/DD  HH:MM:SS
      APPLID . . . . ________       Start . . __________  ________        
      Image  . . . . ____           Stop  . . __________  ________        
                                                                          
      Type . . . . . /  EOD  /  INT  /  USS  /  REQ  /  RRT   
                                                                          
    Options 2, 3 and 5:                                                   
     Repository . . . . MY.GETSTART.SANDBOX___________________________  + 
  4. If the repository data set does not exist, you will be prompted to create it.
  5. A list of Statistics Alert Definitions is displayed. Initially, the list is empty. Enter the NEW command to create a new definition.
  6. Follow the prompts to specify a name and select Initialize with sample scenarios.
  7. From the list of sample definitions, select CTSKEY.
  8. The Alert Definition edit panel is displayed. To familiarize with specifying Alert conditions, use the context-sensitive help. Tab to fields of interest and press Help (F1).
      File  Edit  Lists  Options  Help                                        
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                   EDIT Statistics Alert Definition - GSGALERT Row 1 of 87 More: >
    Command ===> _______________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE 
                                                                                  
    Description  . . . Key System Alerts___________________                       
                                                                                  
    Specify the Conditions for this Alert Definition.                             
                                                                                  
    _ Alert     Transaction dumpcode taken________________________                
      Formula   TDRTTKN_____________________________________________________      
                ____________________________________________________________ +    
      Critical  >5___________   Warning  >0___________   Info  _____________      
      Resource  ____________________________________________  List  ________ +    
      APPLID    ________                                                          
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    _ Alert     Transaction dumpcode requested____________________                
      Formula   TRANS_DUMP_TAKEN____________________________________________      
                ____________________________________________________________ +    
      Critical  >25__________   Warning  >0___________   Info  _____________      
      Resource  ____________________________________________  List  ________ +    
      APPLID    ________                                                          
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    _ Alert     System dumpcode taken_____________________________                
      Formula   SDRSTKN_____________________________________________________      
                ____________________________________________________________ +    
      Critical  >1___________   Warning  >0___________   Info  _____________      
      Resource  ____________________________________________  List  ________ +    
      APPLID    ________                                                          
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
    _ Alert     System dumps requested____________________________                
      Formula   SYS_DUMPS_TAKEN_____________________________________________      
                ____________________________________________________________ +    
      Critical  >5___________   Warning  >0___________   Info  _____________      
      Resource  ____________________________________________  List  ________ +    
      APPLID    ________                                                          
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
  9. Scroll right (F11) to see the compressed view.
      File  Edit  Lists  Options  Help                                        
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                   EDIT Statistics Alert Definition - GSGALERT Row 1 of 87 More: >
    Command ===> _______________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE 
                                                                                  
    Description  . . . Key System Alerts___________________                       
                                                                                  
    Select a Condition to show its details.              
                                                         
      Alert                                              
    _ Transaction dumpcode taken                         
    _ Transaction dumps requested                        
    _ System dumpcode taken                              
    _ System dumps requested                             
    _ Maximum tasks reached                              
    _ Peak tasks (% of maximum tasks)                    
    _ Maximum active transactions in class reached       
    _ Storage violations for transaction ID              
    _ Peak transactions in tran. class (% of limit)      
    _ Storage: short-on-storage times in DSA             
    _ Cushion releases in DSA                            
    _ Storage: times no storage in DSA                   
    _ Storage: times suspended for storage               
    _ Storage violations                                 
    _ Storage: above the bar cushion releases            
    _ Transient data: NOSPACE on DFHINTRA                
    _ DFHINTRA in use (% of CIs)                         
    _ String waits on DFHINTRA                           
    _ Formatting writes on DFHINTRA                      
    _ Buffer waits on DFHINTRA                           
    _ I/O errors on DFHINTRA                             
    _ Temporary storage: times hit NOSPACE on DFHTEMP    
    _ Formatting writes on DFHTEMP                       
    _ Temporary storage: string waits on DFHTEMP         
    _ Writes greater than DFHTEMP CI size                
    _ Temporary storage: buffer waits on DFHTEMP         
    _ DFHTEMP in use (peak % CIs used of CIs in TS ds)   
    _ Temporary storage: I/O errors on DFHTEMP           
    _ Peak DFHTEMP strings in use                        
  10. Exit to save the definition.

With the Statistics Alert Definition specified, you can now use it to format your report.


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