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
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: The following attribute groups might be
displayed in the Tivoli Enterprise Portal Query Editor and Situation
Editor, however, they cannot be used to create user-defined
queries or situations and should be ignored:
- PCLASS (CICSplex Classification Rules)
- CICSplex TEMS LIST
- CICSplex Service Class Raw