Getting data for analysis
You use the CICS® PA plug-in to
analyze CICS Monitoring Facility
(CMF) performance class data. The data can be formatted as a comma-separated
variable (csv) file using CICS Performance
Analyzer for z/OS® and loaded
into the CICS PA plug-in,
or accessed directly from a database.
- Getting csv data
Using the CICS PA plug-in,
you can only analyze CMF performance data that has been extracted
and formatted as a csv file using CICS Performance
Analyzer for z/OS. You must
not edit or change the csv data in any way otherwise errors are likely
to occur.
- Connecting to a database
You can analyze CMF performance data that is produced
by CICS Performance Analyzer
for z/OS and stored in a database.
- Accessing data on a database
When you have configured your database connection you
can display the performance data in the CICS PA plug-in.
The data remains in the database but it is displayed in the Project
Explorer view as if it were in the CICS PA plug-in.