APA Plugin is packaged in a zip file which can be downloaded from the IBM Problem Determination Tools Plug-in website. The download file is called APA_plugin_vrmf.zip and must be installed using the appropriate software update/installation feature of the desktop product where APA is to be installed. Install instructions are included in the readme.html file.
If APA is installed with the APA CICS Explorer Connection plug-in (default install), follow the instructions in the APA CICS Explorer Connection User Guide for details on how to configure credentials and connections for APA and how to connect to APA on z/OS. Otherwise, see the New Connection Dialog, Logon Dialog and Network Connection Preferences sections for details of the communications setup for standalone APA installations.
Once the connection is established, the Select STC dialog is displayed in which a default startup APA Started Task (STC) must be selected. A list of active APA Started Tasks (STC's) is displayed. The default STC is the started task which will be selected at the startup of Application Performance Analyzer. The Default STC is displayed for the first successful login only, then saved as a preference that can be changed from the "Set as Default STC" context menu item of the STC List view.
Application Performance Analyzer will then populate the Observations List.