Use System Definitions to define:
- CICS® systems (including CICS Transaction
Gateway systems) and SMF files that you want to report against
- DB2® subsystems and SMF files for the DB2 report
and Record Selection extract
- MQ subsystems and SMF files for the WebSphere® MQ
report and Record Selection extract
- System Loggers and SMF files for the System Logger report and Record Selection extract
You can specify SMF data sets for each system (CICS, DB2,
MQ, Logger) or for each MVS™ system
(image) where they run. In addition you can define groups of systems
for reporting purposes, such as those systems that connect via
IRC/MRO, ISC/APPC, or IPIC.
Your System Definitions are then used in the following ways:
- By specifying the Systems (or Groups) in your Report Sets, CICS PA can
determine the related files (and, in the case of shared
systems, log streams) to include in Report Set JCL generation.
- By specifying a CICS APPLID when creating Report
Forms and HDB Templates, CICS PA can
determine the user fields and CICS version. CICS PA can
then populate your Report Form or HDB Template with
CMF fields appropriate to the release of CICS and
user fields for the particular CICS system.
- By specifying a CICS APPLID for the Cross-System
Work extract, CICS PA can
determine the user fields for the particular CICS system
for inclusion in the extract file.
- The SSID of specified DB2 Subsystems provides filtering
on SSID for the DB2 report and Record Selection extract.
- The SSID of specified MQ Subsystems provides filtering
on SSID for the WebSphere MQ report and Record Selection
extract.
For reporting, you can use either Personal
System Definitions or Shared System Definitions, or both. If you use
both, you can specify the order of precedence if two definitions have
the same name: Personal then Shared, or Shared then Personal. Set Systems in
the action bar to the definitions that you want to use for reporting.
Personal Systems
Personal
System Definitions are maintained using option 1 on the Systems Menu. They
are saved in your Personal Profile Library (specified in option 0
CICS PA Profile Settings). Personal definitions are typically maintained
and used by an individual for reporting.
The dialog provides
a take-up facility to automatically define your personal systems from
an SMF file.
Shared Systems
Shared System
Definitions are maintained using option 2 on the Systems Menu. They
are saved in the Repository. Shared definitions are typically maintained
by a central administrator and used for reporting by all users of
that repository.
The dialog provides a take-up facility to automatically
define your shared systems from an SMF file or log
stream. The dialog provides a second take-up facility to automatically
load your personal definitions into the Shared System Definitions.