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5.2.2.3 CICCAU Usage Considerations

This section identifies some special considerations or
techniques related to using the CICCAU File.

1.  To activate the CICCAU file at the DETAIL timespan, refer
    to the instructions in section 10.1.4 of this guide.

2.  The following data elements are defined within the
    CICGENIN member but are shipped as inactive.  They are
    reserved for your definitions.

    CAUCONTM - Terminal Connect Time
    CAUEXCPS - I/O (EXCPS) Generated
    CAUSERVU - Service Units
    CAUSRMTR - SRM Ended Transactions
    CAUSRU   - System Resource Units

3.  The following data elements are dependent upon the
    setting of specific options within the various members in
    sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS and prefix.MICS.PARMS.  This
    dependency is outlined below.

    prefix.MICS.PARMS(SYSID)
      CAUCPUNI - Instructions Executed

    prefix.MICS.PARMS(CICOPS) -- parameter RESP
      CICRVAL1 - CICRVAL7 - Response Distribution Limits

    sharedprefix.MICS.PARMS(CICAURT)
      CICAPU   - Application Unit Identifier

4.  For transactions that are classified as excessive
    (TRANTYPE="X"), the transaction counts and response times
    are excluded from the following data elements:

    CAUTRANS - Transaction Processed
    CAUTRSTM - Transaction Response Time Total
    CAURESTM - Transaction Residency Time
    CAUAVTTM - Avg Response Time
    CAUMXTTM - Max Response Time

    The excessive counts are available in the following data
    elements:

    CAUETRN  - Excessive Transactions Processed
    CAUERSTM - Excessive Response Time Total
    CAUMXETM - Max Excessive Response Time

5.  The ENDTS and STARTTS, when appearing in the DAYS or
    MONTHS timespans, bound the span of time over which the
    data has been summarized, with STARTTS being the lowest
    date and time, and ENDTS the highest date and time for
    the data summarized.