CICS PA plug-in overview

The CICS® PA plug-in is an Eclipse plug-in that operates on top of the IBM® CICS Explorer™ to help you analyze CICS performance data.

The CICS Monitoring Facility (CMF) produces performance class data, which is stored in a database or formatted as comma-separated variable (csv) files using the CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS®. The data is then analyzed using the CICS PA plug-in.

Using the CICS PA plug-in you can perform the following tasks:

Next steps:
  • If you are new to the Eclipse interface, you can go to the Basic tutorial topic in the CICS Explorer User Guide, to learn how to use perspectives and views. Alternatively, you can use the Search bar to find specific information in this help.
  • If you are familiar with the Eclipse interface, you can go to the CICS PA plug-in basic tutorial section in this user guide to learn how to use the CICS PA plug-in.
  • For further help on Eclipse, see the Eclipse Workbench User Guide.