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.

  1. Right-click anywhere in the Project Explorer view.
  2. Select New > Other to display the New wizard.
  3. Expand the CICS Performance Analyzer section and click New CICS Data Source Node, then click Next. The CICS Data source definition file dialog opens.
  4. Fill in the fields as required. The following table provides a description of the fields:
    Option Description
    Container The path for the database location within the Project Explorer, for example; /Projects/Folder/Database file
    Data source The name you gave to the database connection when you set it up.
    File name The name of the file that will appear in the Project Explorer view. You can choose any name but it must end with an extension of ".cpa".
    Table name The name of the table created by CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS. This name must be EXPLORER_SUMMARY.
       
  5. Click Finish. The database file structure is displayed in the Project Explorer view. The data still remains on the database, but the structure is shown in the Project Explorer view as if it were in the CICS PA plug-in. When you select data to display, the data is retrieved from the database and analyzed in the CICS PA plug-in.
What to do next
You can now start to perform an analysis of the data.
Related information
Selecting, viewing, and sorting data in the PA sheet view