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Performance Monitor Processing Options

The following table shows the types of global options that control Performance Monitor processing.

Option Type

Established

Session option

At system installation; you can change these options during a Performance Monitor session.

Installation options

At system installation; the system administrator can change these options on a system-wide basis.

Task-code entry options

At runtime; these options override session and installation options when you initiate a Performance Monitor session.

Viewing Options

To view the options specified above:

  1. Type options at the CMD--> prompt.
  2. Press [Enter]. Performance Monitor creates a new window and displays the Window Manager Options screen.

Window Manager Options Screen

PM-Rnn.n SYSTEM71 CA, Inc. V71 08.348 13:48:18.79 CMD--> Window : 02 Refresh: 10 02 Window Manager Options Options in Effect T Alternate Choice REFRESH _ HOLD 24 PFKEYS _ 12 PFKEYS SNAP _ NO SNAP Refresh Interval 10 Stae OFF Datastream MODIFIED Sort ALLOWED Refresh Default ON Edit ALLOWED CONVERSATIONAL Save SITE Case UPLOW

Changing Session Options

You can change the following session options:

There are two choices displayed for each option. The choice displayed to the left is the setting in effect (the current setting). To choose the setting on the right, type any nonblank character in the T (toggle) column that is represented as an underscore between the two options.

The screen refresh interval is also a session option, and is displayed below the toggle options. To change the refresh interval for the session (if it is installed for the monitor you are using), type the number of seconds for a new refresh interval in the REFRESH INTERVAL field.

Note: You can alternatively type refresh and a new refresh interval on the CMD--> line of any screen.

When you finish making session option changes, press [Enter] to display the new session option settings.

Changing Installation Options

At the bottom of the Window Manager Options screen are the installation options for your system. The option settings that can appear are listed below. For more information about each of the options, see the CA IDMS Performance Monitor System Administration Guide.

Option

Description

STAE ON/OFF

ON—The STAE option is enabled for your system

OFF—The STAE option is disabled for your system

DATASTREAM MODIFIED/FULL

MODIFIED—Only modified fields are transmitted to and from the terminal

FULL—All fields are transmitted, regardless of whether they have been modified

SORT ALLOWED/NOT ALLOWED

ALLOWED— Indicates that you can use the SORT command

NOT ALLOWED—Indicates that you cannot use the SORT command

REFRESH DEFAULT ON/OFF

ON—Performance Monitor automatically refreshes thawed screens during processing.

OFF—Performance Monitor does not refresh screens.

EDIT ALLOWED/NOT ALLOWED

ALLOWED—Indicates that you can use the EDIT command to change the format of a screen

NOT ALLOWED—Indicates that you cannot use the EDIT command to change the format of a screen

 

PSEUDO CONVERSE/

CONVERSATIONAL

PSEUDO CONVERSE—Performance Monitor runs in pseudo-conversational mode. The Interval Monitor and the Application Monitor typically run in pseudo-conversational mode.

CONVERSATIONAL—Performance Monitor runs in conversational mode. The Realtime Monitor typically runs in conversational mode.

SAVE SITE

Indicates that you can save changes to monitor screens in the data dictionary under any version, including version 1.

SAVE NOT ALLOWED

Indicates that you cannot use the SAVE command to save changes made to screens.

SAVE USER

Indicates that you can save changes to monitor screens in the data dictionary under a version other than version 1.

CASE UPLOW/UPPER

UPLOW—Performance Monitor does not translate text to uppercase letters.

UPPER—Performance Monitor does translate text to uppercase letters.

Exiting the Window Manager Options Screen

Exit the Window Manager Options screen, by doing any of the following: