You can use the CICS® PA plug-in to
display and analyze CSV data.
Before you begin
You must have a suitable CSV file loaded. See Obtaining CSV data and Loading CSV data.
Do not edit or change
the CSV data in any way, because this can cause errors.
Procedure
- For a new CSV file, in the Project Explorer view,
click the file. The CICS PA plug-in analyzes
the data, which might take a short time to complete. When analysis
completes, an icon to expand the file is displayed. You can expand
the file to show the following file contents:
- Start date
- Start time
- APPLID
- Transaction ID
- For an existing CSV file, expand the file to show the records
you require.
The following example screen shows the sample.csv file,
expanded to show a start time with two APPLIDs and the transaction
ID for the first APPLID.
- To display a transaction summary in the sheet view, select
the records you require, right-click, then click Transaction
summary. You can select records by start date,
start time, APPLID, or Transaction ID. You can use the Shift or Ctrl
keys to select multiple records. The selected records
are displayed in a new tab in the sheet view. If you change your selection,
the sheet view is updated.
- To display a transaction performance visualization, right-click
the required APPLID, click Transaction performance,
then click the required visualization from the menu.
- To display the performance history for a transaction, right-click
the required Transaction ID then click Performance summary.
- If you are connected to a CICS system, to display a view
of the related resources, right-click the required APPLID or Transaction
ID, click Show View, then click the required
resource type from the menu.
What to do next
You can copy records in the sheet view and paste them into
a spreadsheet application. See
Sheet view.