CICS DATASET Variable Class

This section describes variable information for class DATASET on system CICS.

Syntax:

[CICS] [record-type] DATASET variable-name

ID Options: Use the CICS Performance data set variables with the following ID options: ABCODE, APPLID, FILEID, JOBNAME, PROGID, SYSID, TERMID, TRANID, TRANNUM, USERID, and VTAMLU.

Note: You can specify FILE in place of DATASET for this variable class.

Variable information is provided in the following table:

Record Type	Variable Name	SMF Subtype	Description
PERFormance	ADDs	27	Number of files added
PERFormance	BROWSEs	27	Number of file browses
PERFormance	DELetes	27	Number of files deleted
PERFormance	MAXREQtime	27	Maximum file request service time, in seconds
PERFormance	READs	27	Number of read-updates, read no updates, and browses
PERFormance	READNUpdts	27	Number of files read no update
PERFormance	READUpdts or GETU	27	Number of files read for update
PERFormance	REQTIME	27	Average file request service time, in seconds
PERFormance	UPDATEs	27	Number of file updates
PERFormance	USE, USAGE, RW, or REQUESTS	27	Number of file requests
PERFormance	WRITEs	27	Number of updates, adds, and deletes