Using the CICS Monitor Exit Interface › Use the EXEC CICS Command Level Program Coding Method › Stop Timing a File or Database Request

Stop Timing a File or Database Request

Many CICS transactions make file or database requests that are not performed using CICS functions.

The stop clock function request does the following:

• Lets the transaction communicate the non-CICS file requests to the MEI.
• Records the elapsed time of the request
• Optionally, records the request type

Pair this stop clock MEI request with the start clock request to start the timing of the request.

Use the following CICS command level program example to code this function:

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DFHEISTG	   DSECT ,
MEIC		   GSVCMEI GEN_COMMAREA,DSECT=NO

module   DFHEIENT

	MVC   MEIC_Function,=AL4(MEIC_StopClock)	Function

	EXEC CICS LINK PROGRAM('GSVCMEI')			  X
	     COMMAREA(MEIC)					  X
	     LENGTH(=AL2(MEIC_L))

	EXEC CICS RETURN