CICS Performance Dataset Variables

This section describes variable information for the CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET variable class.
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While the information in this topic remains supported, it has been deprecated in favor of newer variable definitions.
Syntax:
This sample syntax creates a tabular report using the TAB command. Substitute
id_option
and
variable_name
from the following tables:
TAB [DATETIME | DATE | TIME]
id_option
, CICS [PERFORMANCE] DATASET
variable_name
END RUN
You can use FILE in place of DATASET for this variable class.
ID Options
Use any CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET variables with the following ID options:
ID Option
Description
ABCODE
Abend codes for transactions
APPLID
VTAM APPLIDs of CICS regions of the CICS system
ENDTIME
Transaction end time
FILEID
File name
JOBNAME
CICS jobname
PROGID
Program names
STARTTIME
Transaction start time
SYSID
MVS system ID
TERMID
Terminal IDs
TRANID
Transaction IDs
TRANNUM
Transaction numbers
USERID
User IDs
VTAMLU
VTAM logical unit names of terminals
Variables
The following table provides a list of available variables for the CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET variable class:
Variable Name
SMF Type
SMF Subtype
SMF Field
Description
ADD
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRADD
Number of file adds
BROWSE
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRBRO
Number of file browses
DELete
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRDEL
Number of file deletes
MAXREQtime
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRTIMH
Maximum file request service time, in seconds
READ
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRGTU + MNSFCS_MFCRGET + MNSFCS_MFCRBRO
Number of read-updates, read no updates, and browses
READNUpdt
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRGET
Number of files read no update
READUpdt
GETU
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRGTU
Number of files read for update
REQTIME
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRTIM / MNSFCS_MFCRCNT
Average file request service time, in seconds
UPDATE
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRUPD
Number of file updates
USE
USAGE
RW
REQUEST
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRCNT
Number of file requests
WRITE
255
27
MNSFCS_MFCRUPD + MNSFCS_MFCRADD + MNSFCS_MFCRDEL
Number of updates, adds, and deletes
Example
The following example uses CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET variables in a TAB report:
TAB DATETIME JOBNAME, CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET ADD AND, CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET BROWSE AND, CICS PERFORMANCE DATASET DELETE END RUN