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Processing IMS Transaction Information Data

In order to use the IMS INFO feature (available as of release 4.6.02), you must first gather the input data by using a third-party IMS trace tool.

You need to gather the following IMS transaction information for each transaction execution.

Required Transaction Data

Description

TRANSACTION

transaction name

IMS REGION

IMS region name where the transaction was executed

START DATE

date the transaction was started

START TIME

time the transaction was started

END DATE

date the transaction has ended

END TIME

time the transaction has ended

ELAPSED TIME

elapsed time of the transaction

CPU TIME

CPU time consumed during the transaction execution

WAIT TIME

time the transaction was in a wait state

The following IMS transaction information is optional and can be provided if available.

Optional transaction data

Description

DB2 REQUESTS

Number of DB2 (EXEC SQL or IFI) requests issued by the transaction

IMS REQUESTS

Number of IMS (DBCTL) requests issued by the transaction

The collected data must be provided in a required format, which is described in the following section, Format Requirements for the IMS Transaction Information Interface .