CICS Performance Transaction Variables

This section describes variable information for class TRANsaction on system CICS.
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While the information in this topic remains supported, it has been deprecated in favor of newer variable definitions.
Syntax:
[CICS] [
record
-
type
] TRANSACTION
variable
-
name
ID Options
The record type of a TRANsaction variable determines which ID options can be used with the variable, as follows:
  • Use PERFormance TRANsaction variables with all ID options except DSAID and LSRID
  • Use any CICS SUMmary TRANsaction variables with the following ID options:
    • CICSREL
    • JOBNAME
    • SYSID
    • TRANID
The following table provides variable information for the CICS system with a variable class of transaction:
Record Type
Variable Name
SMF Subtype
Description
PERFormance, SUMmary
ABENDS
27, 25
Number of abends.
PERFormance
BMS-MAP
27
Number of map requests.
PERFormance
BMS-MAPIN
27
Number of map-in requests.
PERFormance
BMS-MAPOUT
27
Number of map-out requests.
PERFormance
BMS-REQuests
27
Total number of BMS requests.
PERFormance, SUMmary
CPUtime
27, 25
Average CPU time, in seconds.
PERFormance, SUMmary
DB2CWT
27, 25
Average DB2 connection wait time, in seconds.
PERFormance, SUMmary
DB2RQWT
27, 25
Average DB2 ready queue wait time, in seconds.
PERFormance, SUMmary
DB2WT
27, 25
Average DB2 wait time, in seconds.
PERFormance
DCOUNT
27
Average number of transient data sets used.
PERFormance
ENDDATE
27
Transaction end date.
PERFormance
ENDTIME
27
Transaction end time.
PERFormance
EXCEPTIONtime
27
Average time spent waiting on exception conditions, in seconds.
PERFormance
FCOUNT
27
Average number of files accessed.
PERFormance
FC-AC
27
Number of file access method requests.
PERFormance
FC-ADD
27
Number of add file requests.
PERFormance
FC-BROWSE
27
Number of file browse requests.
PERFormance
FC-DELETE
27
Number of file delete requests.
PERFormance
FC-GET
27
Number of GET file requests.
PERFormance
FC-IOWAITtime
27
Average file I/O wait time.
PERFormance
FC-PUT
27
Number of file PUT requests.
PERFormance
FC-REQuests
27
Number of file requests.
PERFormance
IRIOtime
27
Average time spent waiting on MRO links, in seconds.
PERFormance
IRSPtime
27
Average non-terminal response time, in seconds.
PERFormance, SUMmary
I/Otime
27, 25
Average time, in seconds, spent waiting for I/O.
PERFormance
JCIOtime
27
Average time spent waiting on Journal I/O, in seconds.
PERFormance
L8CPUT
27
Average L8 TCB CPU time, in seconds.
PERFormance, SUMmary
LIFEtime
27, 25
Average transaction lifetime, in seconds.
PERFormance
MAXI/Otime
27
Maximum time, in seconds, spent waiting for I/O.
PERFormance
MAXLIFE
27
Maximum transaction lifetime, in seconds.
PERFormance
MAXPGMtime
27
Maximum time, in seconds, spent in program code, including both user and CICS code.
PERFormance
MAXSUSPtime
27
Maximum time, in seconds, spent suspended.
PERFormance
MAXTMIOtime
27
Maximum time, in seconds, spent waiting for terminal.
PERFormance
MAXWAITtime
27
Maximum time, in seconds, spent waiting for an event control block.
PERFormance
PCIOtime
27
Average time spent waiting on program loads, in seconds.
PERFormance
PCOUNT
27
Average number of programs used.
PERFormance
PC-LINKs
27
Number of program links.
PERFormance
PC-LOADs
27
Number of program loads.
PERFormance
PC-LOADTIME
27
Average program load time.
PERFormance
PC-XCTLs
27
Number of program XCTLs.
PERFormance
PGMtime
27
Average time, in seconds, spent in program code, including both user and CICS code.
PERFormance, SUMmary
RUNtime
27, 25
Average run time (LIFETIME - DSPDELAY), in seconds.
PERFormance
SC-GETMABOVE
27
Average number of user storage GETMAIN requests above the 16M line per transaction.
PERFormance
SC-GETMBELOW
27
Average number of user storage GETMAIN requests below the 16M line per transaction.
PERFormance
SC-PGMHWM
27
Maximum amount of program storage that is in use.
PERFormance
SC-PGMHWMBELOW
27
Maximum amount of program storage that is in use below the 16-MB line.
PERFormance
SC-STGOCCABOVE
27
Average storage occupancy above the 16-MB line per transaction, in byte-milliseconds (a measurement of storage in use against elapsed time).
PERFormance
SC-STGOCCBELOW
27
Average storage occupancy below the 16-MB line per transaction, in byte-milliseconds (a measurement of storage in use against elapsed time).
PERFormance
SC-TERMSTG
27
Average amount of terminal storage (TIOA) allocated to the associated terminal.
PERFormance
SC-USERHWMABOVE
27
Maximum amount of user storage allocated above the 16-MB line.
PERFormance
SC-USERHWMBELOW
27
Maximum amount of user storage allocated below the 16-MB line.
PERFormance
SP-SYNCPOINTs
27
Number of SP sync point requests.
PERFormance
STARTDATE
27
Transaction start date.
PERFormance
STARTTIME
27
Transaction start time.
PERFormance, SUMmary
SUSPtime
27, 25
Average time, in seconds, spent suspended.
PERFormance, SUMmary
TCPUtime
27, 25
Total CPU time for the transaction including user, CICS, and
SYSVIEW
time.
PERFormance
TD-GET
27
Number of transient data GET requests.
PERFormance
TD-IOWAITtime
27
Average transient data I/O wait time.
PERFormance
TD-PURGE
27
Number of transient data purge requests.
PERFormance
TD-PUT
27
Number of transient data PUT requests.
PERFormance
TD-REQuest
27
Number of transient data requests.
PERFormance
TMIOtime
27
Average time, in seconds, spent waiting for terminal.
PERFormance
TS-GETS
27
Number temporary storage GET requests.
PERFormance
TS-IOWAITtime
27
Average temporary storage I/O wait time per transaction.
PERFormance
TS-PUTAux
27
Number temporary storage PUT auxiliary requests.
PERFormance
TS-PUTMain
27
Number temporary storage PUT main requests.
PERFormance
TS-REQuests
27
Number temporary storage requests.
PERFormance, SUMmary
USE|USAGE
27, 25
Number of transactions executed.
PERFormance, SUMmary
WAITtime
27, 25
Average time, in seconds, spent waiting for an event control block.