CICSplex Journal Analysis attribute group

The CICSplex Journal Analysis attribute group provides information about the system log and the general logs. It includes all of the statistics and failure codes currently offered by the classic OMEGAMON for CICS monitor.

Average Bytes Written The average number of bytes written to this journal per request. If the journal is a System Log, this field contains the value 'n/a', as statistics for System Logs are kept with their associated Log Stream.

Buffer Flushes The number of buffer flush requests issued for this journal. If the journal is a System Log, this field contains the value 'n/a', as statistics for System Logs are kept with their associated Log Stream.

Bytes Written The number of bytes written to this journal. If the journal is a System Log, this field contains the value 'n/a', as statistics for System Logs are kept with their associated Log Stream.

CICS Region Name Indicates the job name or modify ID of the CICS region being monitored. Each CICS region in a z/OS operating system has a unique name. This name is an alphanumeric string, with a maximum of eight characters, and case-sensitive. CICS region names are always in uppercase characters.

Failure Reason Provides the reason behind a log stream error when the Journal Status column Indicates the journal has failed. These are the values:

Journal Name Indicates the eight character name of the CICS journal. The value format is an alphanumeric string of maximum eight characters.

Journal Status Indicates the connection status of the journal. These are the values:

Ena Conn
Journal is enabled and connected. It is mapped onto a z/OS log stream. Only user journals can have this status.
Ena Disc
Journal is enabled but disconnected. It is no longer mapped onto a z/OS log stream. DFHLOG, DFHSHUNT, file control forward recovery logs, and auto journals typically display with the Enabled Disconnected status, even if the stream name is in use.
Failed
Journal has experienced a log stream failure. It cannot be used until it is re-enabled.
Unknown
The status of the journal cannot be determined.
Disabled
Journal has been disabled. It cannot be used until it is re-enabled.

Journal Type Indicates the type of journal. These are the values:

Dummy
No log records are written to a z/OS log stream.
MVS
Journal records are written to a z/OS log stream.
SMF
Journal records are written in SMF format to the z/OS SMF log. Note that the SMF type is not used for the CICS system log or for forward recovery logs.
Unknown
The type of journal cannot be determined.

MVS Log Stream Name Displays the name of the z/OS log stream to which the journal is mapped. The value format is an alphanumeric string of maximum 26 characters.

Origin Node The combination of z/OS System ID (SMFID) and CICS region name. The value format is an alphanumeric string, maximum 32 bytes, and case-sensitive.

When a situation is true, the system compares the origin node name in the attribute to the names of managed systems assigned to the item. If the origin node name matches the name of a managed system, the status of the item changes accordingly. If the names of the origin node and the managed systems do not match, the status of the item remains unchanged.

Statistics Last Reset Indicates the last time that journal statistics were reset, possibly because of interval statistics collection. If the journal is a System Log, this field will contain the value 'n/a', as statistics for System Logs are kept with their associated Log Stream.

System ID Indicates the four character name that uniquely identifies an active z/OS operating system within a given CICSplex. The value format is an alphanumeric string, maximum four characters, and case-sensitive. z/OS System IDs are always in uppercase characters.

System Log Indicates whether the journal is a system log. There can be only one system log in each CICS region. These are the values: Yes or No.

WTOR Wait Indicates whether or not the journal has a current status of "Waiting for an Outstanding WTOR" (Write-To-Operator-with-Reply). When a journal becomes full, a WTOR is sent to the system console, and the journal's status is set to waiting for an outstanding WTOR if the Switch option is set to Pause in the journal control table (JCT). In this case, respond immediately to the WTOR to confirm that an existing journal can be reused and overwritten because CICS transactions using a journal with this status cannot continue until the WTOR is resolved. This attribute only applies to CICS version 4 and below. These are the valid values: Yes or No.

Write Requests The number of write requests for this journal. If the journal is a System Log, this field contains the value 'n/a', as statistics for System Logs are kept with their associated Log Stream.