Terminology used in this book

In this book, CICS® Performance Analyzer for z/OS® is referred to by its short name of CICS Performance Analyzer or the abbreviation CICS PA, and CICS Transaction Server for z/OS is referred to as CICS TS.

CICS PA can produce various types of output, including reports (text or numeric data formatted for human readers), graphs (also for human readers), and extracts (data intended for use by other software applications). These outputs are often referred to collectively as "reports".

Much of the terminology in this book is based on CICS terminology. See CICS Transaction Server for OS/390®: Glossary, GC33-1705.

The following Web site consolidates in one convenient location several of the main glossaries created for IBM® products, including the Glossary of Computing Terms:

http://www.ibm.com/ibm/terminology/