4. EXCEPTIONS › 4.3 Detailed Exception Descriptions › 04110: Hourly CICS Throughput Limit Objective Exceeded

04110: Hourly CICS Throughput Limit Objective Exceeded

FILE:             CICS System Activity File
SAS FILE NAME:    DAYS.CICCSY01
SOURCE LOCATION:  prefix.MICS.USER.SOURCE(DYCICEXC)

SEVERITY:  Critical             (SEVERITY='C')
MANAGEMENT AREA:  Performance   (MGMTAREA='PERFORMANCE')

PURPOSE:  Identifies those hours during which the CICS
command throughput exceeded the installation-defined limit.

RATIONALE:  An installation may set a limit based on the CPU
power and configuration that represents the maximum hourly
throughput that can be maintained and still meet its service
objectives.

DEFINITION:  This exception is detected when the hourly CICS
command count exceeds the installation-defined value.

EXCEPTION  STATEMENTS:  The SAS statements identifying the
exception situation and describing the condition are stored
in the source member named in SOURCE LOCATION and are
described below.

************************************************************;
*
**  04110
**  HOURLY CICS THROUGHPUT LIMIT EXCEEDED
*;
IF CSYTRANS > command-count
THEN DO;
EXCCODE='04110'; SEVERITY='C'; MGMTAREA='PERFORMANCE';
EXCDESC1='CICS THROUGHPUT LIMIT OBJECTIVE EXCEEDED';
EXCDESC2='COMMAND COUNT=' || PUT(CSYTRANS,8.);
LINK HIT;
END;


THRESHOLD MODIFICATION:  Modify the value used for command
count according to the following convention:

    command-count  -  The total number of commands executed
       within one hour.  A threshold of 12000 commands
       appears as:

          CSYTRANS > 12000