Running the Collector

As soon as the Collector is configured, you can start collecting data.

About this task

The procedure comprises the following steps:
  1. Start the Collector. The easiest way to do that is to type CINT START at the terminal and press Enter. This one is a basic command that initiates data collection on the local CICS® region, however, you can modify it by adding the options postfixes. For the list of available options and other ways of launching the Collector, see Starting the collection of data.
  2. Start the target transaction.
  3. Pause or stop the data collection process, when you feel that sufficient time has elapsed. You can do it via the CICS terminal by entering CINT PAUSE or CINT STOP. Just as the CINT START command, these two are very basic and affect only the local region, but you can make them more specific using the options postfixes. For lists of options and alternative ways of stopping the Collector, see Pausing the collection of data and Stopping the collection of data.