This information describes the IBM® CICS® Interdependency Analyzer. It explains what the program does and how to set up and run its various components.
CICS IA captures interdependency information while CICS is running and stores it in VSAM files, from which detailed reports can be produced. The VSAM files are used to load DB2® databases, on which SQL queries can be performed.
This function is useful in a dynamic routing environment, you might need to know of any restrictions that prevent particular transactions being routed to particular application-owning regions (AORs) or that require particular transactions to be routed to particular AORs.
CICS IA loads the affinity data into DB2 databases, on which SQL queries can be performed and from which detailed reports can be produced.
The Command Flow feature records all CICS, DB2, MQ and IMS™ commands issued in a chronological order. This allows you to understand the different paths a given transaction can go. You can run your own Command Flow captures and view it through the IA Explorer plug-in.