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6.1 Data Collector Considerations


Before installing the CA MICS Analyzer Option for CA IDMS,
the data collection considerations must be addressed. These
include identifying record types and ensuring the
availability of CA IDMS Performance Monitor data.

SMF records are directly generated by CA IDMS Performance
Monitor with a default of type 230.  You can control the SMF
record type that is generated by the monitor and the CA MICS
Analyzer Option for CA IDMS, to avoid conflict with other
vendor products that generate SMF records.  For information
on how to change the SMF record type created, see the CA IDMS
Performance Monitor documentation.

If you change the record type created by the monitor, you
must specify the new type for the CA MICS Analyzer Option for
CA IDMS.  Details about changing the record type are
described in this guide in Section 7.3.2.2, SMFTYPE
Statement.

6.2 Record Descriptions

 The CA MICS Analyzer Option for CA IDMS uses data from the CA
 IDMS Performance Monitor. This data can be generated in SMF
 data format with a default record type of 230 or in the
 DC/UCF system log area.
 
 Type 230  - PMAM Task
 ---------------------
 
 The PMAM Task section is produced by IDMS task termination
 routines, thereby providing a detailed level of one
 statistical image per transaction.  The record contains
 unique information about a particular transaction execution.
 
 This record contains user identification, database and data
 communication workload information, and utilization and
 performance information.
 
 Information on record layout can be found in the appendix
 entitled Performance Monitor Record Descriptions in the
 CA IDMS Performance Monitor System Administration guide.
 
 Figure 6-1 lists the CA IDMS Performance Monitor
 field names corresponding to each CA MICS element.
 
 The fff notation in the CA MICS data element name stands for
 the CA MICS file name: SSW, SUA, SAU, SAC, SCL, SIN, or SSY.
 Under the column headings for the CA MICS file names, an X
 identifies the files that contain each data element.
               CA IDMS Performance Monitor
 
                                S  S  S  S  S  S  S
         14.0      CA MICS      S  U  A  A  C  I  S
       & Higher    Element      W  A  U  C  L  N  Y
       --------    --------     -  -  -  -  -  -  -
       SMFHJBN     IDMJBNAM     X  X  X  X  X  X  X
       TASABCDE    fffABNDC     X  X  X        X
       TASABMSG    fffABNDN     X  X  X
       TASDLGNM    fffADSOD     X  X  X        X
       TASAPLNM    fffADSOA     X  X  X        X
       TAS#AMC     fffAMCCT     X  X  X           X
       TASAMNAM    fffAMNM      X  X  X        X
       TASBFLDS    fffBAFx      X  X  X        X
       TASCACHE    fffCACHE     X  X  X           X
       TAS#CMD     fffCMDCT     X  X  X           X
       TASABMSG    fffCODE                     X
       TASCALNO    fffCREC      X  X  X           X
       TASCALOF    fffCRECO     X  X  X           X
       TASCTI      fffCTRNC     X  X  X        X
       TASCTI      fffITRNC     X  X  X        X
       TASCLID1    fffCTRN1     X  X  X        X
       TASCLID1    fffITRN1     X  X  X        X
       TASCLID2    fffCTRN2     X  X  X        X
       TASCLID2    fffITRN2     X  X  X        X
       SMFHCV#     fffCVER      X  X  X        X  X
       TASDBCLS    fffDBCLS     X  X  X  X   X    X
       TAS#DBLV    fffDBLVL     X  X  X           X
       TASDBRQS    fffDBSRV     X  X  X  X   X    X
       TASBLGRP    fffDCBGP     X  X  X        X
       TASSVRQS    fffDCSRV     X  X  X  X   X    X
       TASTSKCD    fffDCTSK     X  X  X        X
       TASUSER     fffDCUSR     X  X  X        X
       TAS#DEL     fffDELCT     X  X  X           X
       TASFACCD    fffFACTC     X  X  X
       TAS#FET     fffFETCT     X  X  X           X
       TASFRAGS    fffFRAG      X  X  X           X
       TASGETIM    fffGETTM     X  X  X           X
       TAS#INS     fffINSCT     X  X  X           X
       TASBJBNM    fffJOB       X  X  X        X
       TASSTGKP    fffKPTS      X  X  X  X        X
       TASLDLST    fffLTLST     X  X  X        X
       TASHIDPE    fffMXDPE     X  X  X           X
       TASHIRCE    fffMXRCE     X  X  X           X
       TASHIRLE    fffMXRLE     X  X  X           X
       TASCTEOI    fffOPRID     X  X  X        X
       TASCTEOI    fffIOPID     X  X  X        X
       TASPGMCL    fffPCALL     X  X  X  X        X
       TASPGDBN    fffPDINM     X  X  X        X
       TASPGNOD    fffPDIND     X  X  X        X
       TASCPGNM    fffPGM       X  X  X        X

Figure 6-1 (page 1 of 3). CA MICS Data Element CA IDMS PM Fields 
 
               CA IDMS Performance Monitor
 
                                S  S  S  S  S  S  S
         14.0      CA MICS      S  U  A  A  C  I  S
       & Higher    Element      W  A  U  C  L  N  Y
       --------    --------     -  -  -  -  -  -  -
       TASPGMNM    fffPGM       X  X  X        X
       TASBPGNM    fffPGM       X  X  X        X
       TASPGMID    fffPGMID     X  X  X        X
       TASPGMUS    fffPGMIU     X  X  X           X
       TASPGMLD    fffPLOAD     X  X  X  X        X
       TASMXLVL    fffPLVL      X  X  X        X
       TAS#DBLV    fffPLVS      X  X  X           X
       SMFHVER     fffPMVER     X  X  X        X  X
       TASPAGRD    fffPREAD     X  X  X  X   X    X
       TASPAGRQ    fffPREQ      X  X  X  X   X    X
       TASPRFET    fffPRFET     X  X  X           X
       TASPTEID    fffPTERM     X  X  X        X
       TASPTYPE    fffPTYP      X  X  X        X
       TASPGVER    fffPVER      X  X  X        X
       TASPAGWR    fffPWRIT     X  X  X  X   X    X
       TASQUEDL    fffQDEL      X  X  X           X
       TASQUEGT    fffQGET      X  X  X           X
       TASQUEPT    fffQPUT      X  X  X           X
       TASMXRBB    fffRBFB      X  X  X           X
       TASRECRQ    fffRECR      X  X  X  X        X
       TASRECCU    fffRECU      X  X  X           X
       TASRELO     fffRELOC     X  X  X           X
       TASSETIM    fffSETTM     X  X  X           X
       TASSTGFR    fffSFREE     X  X  X  X        X
       TASSTGGT    fffSGET      X  X  X  X        X
       TASSLOCK    fffSLKS      X  X  X           X
       TAS#SMI     fffSMICT     X  X  X           X
       TAS#SMX     fffSMXCT     X  X  X           X
       TAS#SRR     fffSRRCT     X  X  X           X
       TAS#SRT     fffSRTCT     X  X  X           X
       TASSTGRL    fffSTGRL     X  X  X           X
       TASHISTK    fffSTKW      X  X  X           X
       TASTIMSY    fffSYSTM     X  X  X      X    X
       TASTCDID    fffTCDID     X  X  X        X
       TASLTEID    fffTERM      X  X  X        X
       TASCTETI    fffTERM      X  X  X        X
       TASTRMER    fffTERRS     X  X  X        X  X
       TASTLOCK    fffTLKS      X  X  X           X
       TASPRTY     fffTPRTY     X  X  X
       TASTRMRD    fffTREAD     X  X  X      X    X
       TASDCTRL    fffTRLEN     X  X  X           X
       TASTRMID    fffTRMID     X  X  X        X
       TASTSKID    fffTSKID     X  X  X        X
       TASDCTWL    fffTWLEN     X  X  X           X
       TASTRMWR    fffTWRIT     X  X  X      X    X
 
Figure 6-1 (page 2 of 3). CA MICS Data Element CA IDMS PM Fields
 
               CA IDMS Performance Monitor
 
                                S  S  S  S  S  S  S
         14.0      CA MICS      S  U  A  A  C  I  S
       & Higher    Element      W  A  U  C  L  N  Y
       --------    --------     -  -  -  -  -  -  -
       TASUFLD1    fffUFLD1     X  X  X        X
       TASUFLD2    fffUFLD2     X  X  X        X
       TASUFLD3    fffUFLD3     X  X  X        X
       TASULOCK    fffULKS      X  X  X           X
       TASUPCNT    fffUPCNT     X  X  X           X
       TAS#UPD     fffUPDCT     X  X  X           X
       TASPGMHW    fffUSDP      X  X  X           X
       TASSTGHW    fffUSDS      X  X  X           X
       TASUSRID    fffUSRID     X  X  X        X
       TASTIMUS    fffUSRTM     X  X  X      X    X
       TASVIANO    fffVREC      X  X  X           X
       TASVIAOF    fffVRECO     X  X  X           X
       TASTIMWT    fffWTTM      X  X  X      X    X
       TASSCRDL    fffXDEL      X  X  X           X
       TASSCRGT    fffXGET      X  X  X           X
       TASSCRPT    fffXPUT      X  X  X           X
 
         18.0      CA MICS      S  U  A  A  C  I  S
       & Higher    Element      W  A  U  C  L  N  Y
       --------    --------     -  -  -  -  -  -  -
       TASSYTI     fffSYSTM     X  X  X     X     X
       TASCPTI     fffSUCTM     X  X  X     X     X
       TASZPTI     fffSPNTM     X  X  X     X     X
       TASUSTI     fffUSRTM     X  X  X     X     X
       SMFHJBN     IDMJBNAM     X  X  X  X  X  X  X
 
Figure 6-1 (page 3 of 3). CA MICS Data Element CA IDMS PM Fields
 
 Note:  The following data elements do not appear in the CA
 MICS files but are used during interim processing. The
 STARTTS and ENDTS data elements are derived from
 SSWSDATE/SSWSTIME and SSWTDATE/SSWTTIME pairs respectively.
 
       TASTTYPE    TTYPE
       TASSTIME    SSWSTIME
       TASSDATE    SSWSDATE
       TASETIME    SSWTTIME
       TASEDATE    SSWTDATE