1. OVERVIEW › 1.1 Primary Areas of Application

1.1 Primary Areas of Application

The CA MICS TSO Analyzer provides data and reporting
capabilities that aid in the management of TSO in the
following areas:

o  Availability and Reliability - You can monitor TSO
   downtime to report availability information.  At a lower
   level, you can use program and CLIST termination
   information to measure online system reliability.

o  Capacity Planning - The TSO Analyzer maintains a database
   of historical TSO usage and performance data.  This
   greatly facilitates growth/trend projections at the
   system, application and user level.

o  Control of ISPF - The TSO Analyzer helps you to account
   for activity that occurs under IBM's Interactive System
   Productivity Facility (ISPF).  It shows who is using ISPF,
   how ISPF is being used, which users are accessing
   sensitive applications, and what programs and CLISTs are
   being run under ISPF.

o  Performance Management - You can examine and analyze
   specific TSO workloads to pinpoint system and user
   problems.  Identifying and correcting such problems can
   result in significant improvement in system performance
   and user productivity.

o  Standards Enforcement and Security - The TSO Analyzer
   reports on which TSO CLISTs, commands, and programs are
   being utilized by specific users.  This capability helps
   you to establish and enforce standards and security.

o  Management Reporting - You may establish system and user
   service objectives, such as response time and TSO
   availability, then generate reports that compare actual
   service against the objectives.

o  Network Management - You may monitor general TSO network
   activity and TSO network use by specific terminal.  Such
   information is invaluable in tracking network operation,
   identifying problems, evaluating performance, and planning
   for future requirements.