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After invoking CA MAT, the first panel displayed is the Primary Option Menu. You access all functions from this menu.

----------  CA Mainframe Application Tuner -- Primary Option Menu  -----------
OPTION  ===>

   0  Parameters      - Enter user-specific parameters        Userid: TUNUSER
                                                           Server ID: MATUNER
   1  Monitor         - Create and analyze Monitor Sets       Status: INACTIVE
                                                             Version: 9.0.00
   2  Active          - Select an active job to monitor
   3  Registration    - Register source listings
   4  Grouping        - Define groups of monitors
   5  External        - Analyze other user's monitor files

   S  Status          - Display and manage invoked monitors
   G  Global          - Global monitoring and listing registration
   A  Administration  - CA MAT system administration
   M  Messages        - List CA MAT messages
   T  Tutorial        - CA MAT tutorial


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      *             CA Mainframe Application Tuner V9.0            *
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This ISPF menu is standard. You can type either ISPF commands or options in the OPTION field.

The fields in the upper right corner of the menu display the following information:

• Your User ID
• Server Space ID and Status, which is active or inactive
• Release level

The options available from the Primary Option Menu are described next. You can specify any option at any time.

Option 0 (Parameters)

Displays the Profile Parameters panel that allows you to set defaults for various options of CA MAT.

For more information, see the Installation Guide.

Option 1 (Monitor)

Displays the Monitor Definition panel that enables you to create, invoke, and display a monitor definition.

You can use one of the four analysis line commands, A, AA, AW, or AL to analyze the data from a particular monitor definition.

For more information, see the appendix "Setting up a monitor definition.".

Option 2 (Active)

Displays the Active Jobs panel that allows you to create and invoke a monitor session for any active job.

For more information, see the chapter "Invoking a Monitor".

Option 3 (Registration)

Displays the Program Listing Registration panel that allows you to register program listings to relate program activity to actual high-level language statements.

For more information, see Register Source Program Listings.

Option 4 (Grouping)

Displays the Monitor Profile Groups panel that allows you to define groups of job steps that can be monitored together while also specifying the job step that initiates (or "triggers") the monitoring of the group.

For more information, see Create a Multijob Monitor: Grouping.

Option 5 (External)

Displays the External Data Set List panel that allows you to analyze monitor data sets created by other users.

For more information, see Analyze Monitor Data Sets Created by Other Users.

Option S (Status)

Displays the Invoked Monitors panel that shows information on the progress of each active monitor request.

Option G (Global)

Displays the Global Monitoring Menu panel that allows you to set up a monitor definition, invoke a monitor session or analyze data gathered during a monitor session.

For more information, see Use the Global Monitoring Menu.

Option A (Administration)

Displays the Administration Option Menu. From this menu, you can perform a variety of administrative functions, such as register source program listings, create CSECT associations, define pseudo groups, schedule monitor requests, and update content-sensitive help.

For more information, see Perform Administrative Functions.

You can also view global system and user default values (see the Installation Guide).

Option M (Messages)

Displays the Messages panel that contains a list of messages and their message IDs.

The message text explains the message and suggests actions that you can take. For more information, see Message Help.

Option T (Tutorial)

Launches the online tutorial that provides a guided tour through many of the features and functions.

Move forward through the tutorial by pressing Enter and backwards by pressing PF10. The tutorial takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. If you are using CA MAT for the first time, it is recommended that you complete the tutorial.