Attributes
Tivoli Enterprise Portal gathers data from remote agents running on systems within your CICS
network. It stores this data for OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS in elements called attributes. Each attribute is a characteristic of an object. For example,
CICS Region Name is an attribute for a specific CICS region.
- Attribute groups
- OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS attributes are grouped into numerous attribute groups of
related items. For example, the attributes in the CICS Service Class Analysis
group gather information about response time, transactions, and performance
data. These attributes correspond to the column names in the table views and
the items in the various graphic displays for bar charts and so forth.
- Attributes and workspaces
- You can view the data reported for the attributes in the tables and
charts displayed in the OMEGAMON XE for CICS on z/OS workspaces. This data enables you to:
- Manage all CICS regions from a single point to identify problems at any
time
- Balance workloads across various regions
- Track performance against goals
For an understanding of how individual attribute groups relate to
workspaces, see Attribute groups used by the predefined workspaces.
- Attributes and situations
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Various attributes are used in the predefined situations for the
product. You can also use the CICS attributes in your own situations to monitor
the performance of a single CICS region or multiple regions. These situations
can monitor one aspect of your enterprise or analyze multiple conditions to
alert you to problems and their causes.
Note:
Certain attribute
groups are not available for use in situations; these are not listed when
you invoke the situation editor.