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1. OVERVIEW


The CA MICS TSO Analyzer processes information gathered by CA
TSO/MON.  CA MICS automatically integrates TSO Analyzer data
with any other data that CA MICS maintains.  This is possible
because CA MICS stores data in a format that is common to all
CA MICS products.

In today's computer installations, the systematic planning,
control, and evaluation of the use of IBM's Time Sharing
Option (TSO) has become increasingly vital.  TSO/MON supports
these activities by offering a unified and easily understood
approach to the management of TSO.  TSO/MON collects
performance and utilization information at the system,
command, and user levels, and writes that information to SMF.

Based on information gathered by TSO/MON, the CA MICS TSO
Analyzer provides a series of management and operational
reports, as well as the capability to display information for
selected users, user groups, and other criteria and
categories of activity.  The TSO Analyzer gives you the
ability to tailor reports for all levels of management, to
track user-based problems, and to perform an in-depth audit
of a user's use of TSO.  It also offers online data access
through the CA MICS Information Center Facility (MICF), a
full-screen, menu-based system that enables you to perform
data analysis, retrieval, and report functions.

The CA MICS TSO Analyzer is one of the many Data Integration
Applications of the CA MICS I/S Management Support System.
Like the other Data Integration Applications, it processes
raw data for analyzing and managing specific technologies.


        +-----------------------------------------------+
        |        MANAGEMENT SUPPORT APPLICATIONS        |
        +-----------------------------------------------+
        +--------------+  +----------+  +---------------+
        |              |  |          |  |               |
        |    DATA      |  | CA MICS  |  |    DATA       |
        | INTEGRATION  |  | DATABASE |  |  INTEGRATION  |
        | APPLICATIONS |  |          |  |  APPLICATIONS |
        |              |  |          |  |               |
        +--------------+  +----------+  +---------------+
        +-----------------------------------------------+
        |                 CA MICS PLATFORM              |
        +-----------------------------------------------+



 Figure 1-1.  The CA MICS I/S Management Support System

The CA MICS I/S Management Support System is a comprehensive,
flexible application system that applies standard management
practices to the management of the I/S organization.  The
CA MICS I/S Management Support System, designed with a formal
architecture, uses integrated applications analogous to the
integrated financial applications that are now indispensable
to corporate financial management.

This section contains the following topics:

1.1 Primary Areas of Application

1.2 Major Features

1.3 Reporting and Inquiry Facilities

1.4 Files Overview

1.5 Product Prerequisites

1.6 Benefits