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3.3.2.5 Suggested CA MICS Input Files

Although you may analyze any of the unsummarized CA MICS
files in the DETAIL timespan, a number of files may
particularly interest you. In the Batch Information Area,
they are as follows:

    BATJOB   Contains one record for each job

    BATPGM   Contains one record for each job step, that is,
             program

    BAT_TS   Contains one record for each TSO session

    BAT_ST   Contains one record for each started task

In the TSO Information Area, the following files may interest
you:

    TSOTSU   Contains one record for each TSO/MON interval in
             which a user was active

    TSOTSI   Contains one record for each command or program
             executed interactively

In the CICS Information Area, you can create files in the
DETAIL timespan that contain one record for each transaction
using the _USRXfff macros. These macros are discussed in
Chapter 10 of the CA MICS Analyzer Option for CICS Guide. In
the event that you use this option, the following files may
interest you:

    CICCSU   Contains one record for each transaction sorted
             by user

    CICCAU   Contains one record for each transaction sorted
             by application

You can also create IMS transaction files in the DETAIL
timespan that contain one record for each transaction using
the _USRXfff macros. These macros are discussed in Chapter 10
of the CA MICS Analyzer Option for IMS Guide. In the event
that you choose this option, the following files may interest
you:

    IMSISU   Contains one record for each transaction sorted
             by user

    IMSIAU   Contains one record for each transaction sorted
             by application

Although you can analyze other CA MICS information areas and
files using Workload Characterization, no results have been
published that detail the application of clustering
algorithms to other than workload element data.