Run Statistics HDB Alerts report

Select the desired statistics HDB, select Alert batch reporting from the pop-up menu, and the run-time prompt panel is displayed. This is an example of a request for a Statistics HDB Alerts report.
Figure 1. Run Statistics HDB Alerts report
  File  Options  Help                                               
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                      Run Statistics HDB Alerts Report - TGDEVT
Command ===> ___________________________________________________________
                                                                    
Specify run options then press Enter.
                                                                    
Alert . . . . . . ________  +           ----- Report Interval ------
                                             YYYY/MM/DD  HH:MM:SS.TH
                                        From 2004/12/07  09:00:00.00
                                        To   2004/12/07  16:00:00.00
                                                                    
Report Sorted By:                     Filter Criteria:
 _  APPLID                             Type . . _  EOD  _  USS  _  RRT
    _  List  _  Summary                         _  INT  _  REQ
 _  Alert                                                   
    _  List  _  Summary               Enter "/" to select option
 _  Collection Time                   /  Edit JCL before submit
 _  Statistics Interval
 _  Resource

HDB contains data from 2004/12/07 09:00 to 2004/12/07 16:00.

This panel is displayed before CICS PA generates the JCL to run the report and shows the time period spanned by the data in the HDB.

The Statistics HDB and Statistics Alert definition that you use for this report must be stored in the same HDB Register (an HDB reporting job can specify only one HDB Register).

Most of the options are similar to the equivalent panel for requesting a Statistics Alert report in a Report Set, against SMF files. For details, see Statistics Alert reports.

The Report Sorted By option offers the same choices as the corresponding option in a Report Set, except that here you can select more than one choice: each selection generates a separate report. In a Report Set, you can request multiple Statistics Alert reports, but each request can specify only a single sort order.

The other options are:

Report Interval
Specify a date/time range or a time slot (times only) to filter the HDB input data based on the SMF record time stamp. HDB records with a time stamp within the specified From–To interval are processed by CICS PA, otherwise they are ignored.

The From–To date and time fields are all optional. They are blank initially (for no filtering), but thereafter display the reporting period that was previously saved.

Date is either a calendar date in your preferred format or a relative date. Time is a time-of-day.

Relative dates are specified as 0, -1, -2,... to signify a date relative to the current date. 0 represents today, -1 yesterday, -2 two days ago, and so on. If both Start and Stop dates are specified, they must be in the same format.

For a date/time range:
  • Either From or To can be omitted to indicate that the range is open-ended.
    • If From is omitted, it defaults to the first input record
    • If To is omitted, it defaults to the end of file.
  • If From date is specified with no time, the start of day is assumed.

    If To date is specified with no time, the end of day is assumed.

For a time slot, both times must be present with no dates to signify the same time slot every day. The times can span midnight.

The specified date/time range is included in the generated JCL under the //SYSIN DD statement:
CICSPA SMFSTART(-nn|yyyy/mm/dd,hh:mm:ss.th),
        SMFSTOP(-nn|yyyy/mm/dd,hh:mm:ss.th)
Edit JCL before submit
Select with a / to edit the JCL before submit. CICS PA will generate the JCL and display it in an ISPF Edit session. You can review or modify the JCL using the usual ISPF Edit commands and actions, or you can use the CREATE command to save the JCL in an external data set.

Then to submit the job, enter SUBmit in the Edit command line.

If this option is not selected, the generated JCL is not displayed and the job is submitted immediately.

When you have specified your Report options, press Enter to continue submit. You are prompted to Press ENTER to proceed with request. This provides a last opportunity to review and change your report request.