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CICS Monitor Exit Interface (MEI)

The CA SYSVIEW for CICS Monitor Exit Interface (MEI) provides CICS programs or transactions an API into the CA SYSVIEW for CICS data collection process. Information that is passed to the MEI is recorded in the detailed transaction record of the calling transaction.

Two methods or APIs are available. Both methods can be used within a single transaction or program.

1. CICS command level program and a standard CICS COMMAREA New in release 13.0.
2. Assembler macro interface.

Any required action by the existing users of the Monitor Exit Interface depends on the currently used interface.

• XPFCMEI Macro Interface - The XPFCMEI macro interface was remove in release r13.0. The GSVCMEI macro replaced the XPFCMEI macro.

  If you use the XPFCMEI macro, convert those programs using the XPFCMEI macro to use the updated GSVCMEI macro or the CICS command-level interface. Failure to convert existing modules does not cause a problem, but Monitor Exit Interface data is not collected.

• GSVCMEI Macro Interface - The GSVCMEI macro interface has been modified at r13.7.

  If you use the GSVCMEI macro, reassemble those programs using the GSVCMEI macro. No code changes are required. You could also optionally convert those programs to use the CICS command-level interface. Failure to convert existing modules does not cause a problem, but Monitor Exit Interface data is not collected.

• MEI CICS command-level interface - No changes are required.