Access the data using the CICS PA plug-in

You can use the CICS PA plug-in to analyze CICS data, including the Performance Summary and CICS PA Statistics and Statistics Alerts reports, that is produced by CICS® Performance Analyzer for z/OS® and stored in a DB2 database.

Before you begin

You must define at least one connection credential before you can configure a database connection. See the Defining connection credentials topic in the CICS Explorer® help for further information.

Before proceeding, ensure that you have all your database connection details, that you have the correct level of authorization, and that you are connected to your company's network.

Procedure

  1. Click Window > Preferences from the workbench menu bar, expand the CICS Explorer folder, and click Connections. The Connections pane is displayed in the Preferences view. The example below shows a screen capture of the Connections pane containing sample connection details to a DB2® database.
    PA Data sources dialog showing sample connection details to a DB2 database.
  2. From the Type pull down menu select Performance Analyzer and click New to create a new connection.
  3. Complete the fields in the Preferences view with the details provided by your system administrator.
    Option Description
    Name The local name used to identify this database connection. The name can be anything you choose and is used only to help you distinguish between different database connections.
    Host name The TCP/IP host name of your database server.
    Port Number The port used to access the server.
    Credentials Your credentials for the database.
    Database name The name of the database on the server.
    Schema (Qualifier) The name of the schema used for the database.
  4. Click Apply to save the configuration.
  5. Click Connect.

What to do next

When Connect is clicked, CICS Explorer attempts to connect to the database you have configured. If you did not previously enter your password, you must enter it now.

If the connection is successful, a message is displayed in the CICS Explorer status bar and the connection icon is green. You can now display the performance and statistics data in the CICS PA plug-in. The data remains in the database but it is displayed as if it were in the CICS PA plug-in. See the help in the CICS PA plug-in for more information about how to access the data.

If the connection is not successful, an error message is displayed in the CICS Explorer status bar providing a reason for the failure. Check the values in the fields, correct any errors, and click Connect to retry the connection.

When the connection is successful, click OK to close the Preferences view.

If you have not clicked Apply, you can cancel the process and close the Preferences view without saving the new connection by clicking Cancel. If you have already clicked Apply, you must click Delete to remove the connection.