CICS Performance Analyzer Preferences

Use the CICS® Performance Analyzer Preferences page to change the chart colors and to determine which analysis categorizations to show.

Chart colors

Click Appearance > Chart Colors to change the default color settings for the fields used in the charts.

In the example below the Response time category is expanded and shows the default color settings for each field.

The CICS performance Analyzer page showing the three report categories with their check boxes all checked, and the color settings for each field in the charts.

You change the color of a field by performing the following steps:

  1. Click the field color you want to change. The preview pane is displayed.
  2. Click Change to open the Color palette.
  3. Select the new color and click OK. The preview pans shows the color selected.
  4. Click Apply to accept the change, then OK to close the Preferences page.

The CICS Performance Analyzer Preferences page closes and the color change is applied to the charts. You can restore the default colors at any time by clicking the Restore Defaults button in the CICS Performance Analyzer Preferences page.

Categorization enablement

Use the Categorization enablement dialog to restrict the types of analysis to display. For example, if you deselect the Storage categorization as shown in the example screen capture below, the storage analysis is not available for selection when analyzing the data.

A screen capture of the Preferences view showing the Categorization enablement dialog with the Storage categorization not selected