Configuring Application Workload Monitoring › Define a Business Application Name

Define a Business Application Name

To make the most of the monitoring capabilities and to produce valuable reports, it is important that you define some business application names for your environment.

To define a business application name

1. Enter /BIZ at the command prompt.

   The Business Applications menu appears.

2. Select option A - List and Define Business Applications.

   The Application Name Definition List appears.

3. Press F4 (Add).

   The Application Name Definition panel appears.

4. Complete the following fields:

   Order

   Specifies the order in which the definition is processed.

   Note: A connection can pass the criteria of many different names. To control this, specify the order in which the definition is processed. Define the most specific applications early in the order.

   Range: 0 through 32767

   Default: 32767

   Application Name Base

   Specifies the base name given to the application. The value in the Generate Name field is appended to this base.

   Note: Use caution when specifying a Generate Name of JOBNAME, REMOTEADDR, or REMOTEPORT because these values can result in many application entries, which cause high CPU.

5. Complete the Connection Match Criteria.

   Note: Press F1 (Help) for information about the fields.

6. Complete the Processing Options.

   Note: Press F1 (Help) for information about the fields.

7. Press F3 (File)

   The business application name is saved and added to the definition list.