CICS SMF Records view

The CICS SMF Records view shows the records that build a history of monitoring and statistics data for the current connection to the CICS® PA host database. You can use it to select a subset of data for further analysis.

CICS SMF Tables tab

The CICS SMF Tables tab shows the types of monitoring or statistics records, grouped by record categories. You can use this tab to locate and select the type of record you require. You can use the filter field to retrieve a list of record types that match your filter, or expand the categories to locate the required record type.

CICS SMF Records view, CICS SMF Tables tab
Records are grouped in the following categories:
  • CICS TS SMF 110 Type 1 Records. CICS monitoring records.
  • CICS TS SMF 110 Type 2 Records. CICS statistics records. Transaction Manager records in the Sheet view are a good starting point to review CICS TS.
  • CICS TS SMF 110 Type 3, 4, or 5 Records. Type 3 records are shared temporary storage queue server statistics. Type 4 records are coupling facility data table server statistics. Type 5 records are named counter sequence number server statistics.
  • CICS TG SMF 111 Records. CICS Transaction Gateway statistics records.

For more information about the categories, see SMF data used by CICS PA in CICS Performance Analyzer product documentation.

Selected records tab

You can use the Selected records tab to select the records that are displayed in the Sheet view.

By default, the Sheet view updates automatically when you change your selection. To change this option, use the Link to Selection icon Link to selection icon in the toolbar of the Sheet view.

CICS SMF Records view, Selected records tab for a transaction summary record