Using the CICS® PA plug-in you can perform threadsafe, processor time, response time, storage, and file analysis, and view the data graphically.
Check that the analysis that you want is available. You can use the CICS PA plug-in to restrict the number of charting options available by disabling different categories of analysis. To check the analysis types currently enabled, click Window > Preferences > IBM CICS Performance Analyzer > Categorization enablement. The Categorization enablement dialog shows the different types of analysis. If an item has no check mark against it, the options associated with the item are not available, and you cannot perform that type of analysis. Select or clear analysis types as required.
Pie charts are displayed in the Transaction detail view. The pie charts contain a detailed breakdown of a single Transaction ID in the time period selected. You display the Transaction detail view in the following way:
Right-click a transaction in the Sheet view and select Detail breakdown. The Transaction detail view is displayed. Click a pie chart to show the details for a specific analysis type.
You can click the pie segments to highlight the corresponding component in the adjacent table.
The Transaction detail view contains one or more pie charts, depending on the data selected and categorization enablement. For example, if the Storage categorization enablement is not selected the Storage pie is not displayed. Similarly, if there is no file usage data in the selected sample, the File usage pie chart is not displayed.
A bar chart displays a bar for each transaction selected to provide a visual comparison of those tasks. You display a bar chart in the following way:
A new view opens displaying a bar chart for the selected analysis. In the following screen capture a response time analysis is selected, and the view shows a bar chart for each of the selected transaction IDs.
You can select one or more bars for further analysis by right-clicking and selecting a new analysis from the menu.
For more information about the details in specific bar charts, see the related links at the end of this topic.
A timeline chart displays all instances of a Transaction ID in the selected APPLID across either the whole data file, or a range of dates specified in the Date dialog when selecting the data. You display a timeline chart in the following way:
A new view opens displaying a timeline chart. In the following screen capture an analysis of transaction ID CRTP in application ID IYCYZC20 is selected.
You can select one or more bars for further analysis on the information by right-clicking and selecting a new analysis from the menu.
Using multiple timeline charts you can compare transaction performance in one application against the way their performance in another application, and identify potential problems. The following screen capture shows the time lines for the same Transaction ID over the same period, but running under different applications.
For more information about the details in specific timeline charts, see the related links at the end of this topic.
You can select a single transaction ID from the Project Explorer view, or from a chart, and display all its properties in the Properties view.
All the details for the selected Transaction ID are displayed in the Properties view.
For more information about the details in specific charts, see the related links at the end of this topic.