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The CA MICS Batch and Operations Analyzer processes z/OS SMF
data. CA MICS automatically integrates Batch and Operations
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.
Since batch processing and the underlying operations
necessary to control and facilitate use of the system are
fundamental parts of an z/OS complex, the systematic
planning, control, and evaluation of both of these
environments is vital. IBM's System Management Facility
(SMF) collects, in varying degrees of detail, performance and
utilization information for both environments.
In a multi-system complex, SMF records for a single batch job
execution may be generated o4ver a number of days and be
recorded by different processors. CA MICS performs the
difficult task of SMF data integration and provides complete
job, session, and operational information to use in planning,
controlling, and accounting for system utilization.
The CA MICS Batch and Operations Analyzer collects
information on z/OS batch jobs, TSO sessions, started tasks,
APPC/MVS transaction programs (TPs), printer subsystems, Unix
System Services, and operations activity; and integrates it
with other data maintained by CA MICS. It displays
information on selected jobs and job groupings, as well as
other categories of activity, produces a series of management
and operational reports, and gives you the capability to
tailor reports for all levels of management. It also tracks
batch and operational problems, can perform an in-depth audit
of various batch facility users, and offers online data
access through the CA MICS Information Center Facility
(MICF), a full-screen, menu-based system that lets you
perform data analysis, retrieval, and reporting functions.
The CA MICS Batch and Operations Analyzer is one of the many
Data Integration Applications of CA MICS. Like the other
Data Integration Applications, it processes raw data for
analyzing and managing specific technologies.
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| DATA | | CA MICS | | DATA |
| INTEGRATION | | DATA | | INTEGRATION |
| APPLICATIONS | | BASE | | APPLICATIONS |
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| CA MICS PLATFORM |
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Figure 1-1. CA MICS
CA MICS is a comprehensive, flexible application system that
applies standard management practices to the management of
the I/S organization. CA MICS, designed with a formal
architecture, uses integrated applications analogous to the
integrated financial applications that are indispensable to
corporate financial management.
This section contains the following topics:
1.1 Primary Areas of Application
1.3 Reporting and Inquiry Facilities
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