Obtaining CSV data

Before you can use the CICS® PA plug-in to analyze CSV data, you must obtain it.

About this task

CSV data is CICS monitoring facility (CMF) performance data that was extracted and formatted as a Comma Separated Value (CSV) file by using CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS®.

You can use the CICS PA plug-in to view CSV data that is already extracted. However, to view new data from the current version, you must extract it from the host.

After you obtain the CSV data, do not edit or change it, because this can cause errors.

Procedure

  1. Collect your performance class data by using CMF. See Monitoring in the CICS TS V5.2 product documentation.
  2. Use CICS Performance Analyzer to create a Performance Data Extract using the summary report form EXPLOREn, where n depends on the version of CICS Transaction Server. You must use a comma as the field delimiter. For more information about the Performance Data Extract, see CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS product documentation.
  3. Download the CSV file to your workstation by using FTP or another file transfer method. The file extension must be .csv.

What to do next

You can now load the data into the CICS PA plug-in.