Managing Transaction Monitoring Requests

From the Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Request Status panel, you can perform the following actions using line commands:

• Type V to view a transaction monitoring request.
  You might want to view the transaction monitoring request to verify that it contains the transactions, thresholds, and monitoring periods you specified.

• Type T to view the detail of a transaction monitoring request.
  The Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Detail panel shows when a transaction has exceeded a threshold. See Viewing the Detail of a Transaction Monitoring Request .

• Type C to change a transaction monitoring request.
  You can change the schedule, the action, or the measurement parameters for a transaction monitoring request. See Changing a Transaction Monitoring Request.

• If a measurement has completed and the sample dataset is available, type P next to the transaction monitoring request to create a Performance Profile.
  Typing P displays the Strobe - Produce A Performance Profile panel, where you can specify the type of Performance Profile reports you want.

• Type H to hold a transaction monitoring request.
  You might want to hold a transaction monitoring request to prevent unnecessary monitoring and measurement of a problematic transaction that you know you want to tune. Later, you can release the transaction monitoring request when you want to evaluate the changes you made.

• Type R to release a held transaction monitoring request. 

  Important

  You cannot release a transaction monitoring request that is being held in the following statuses: HELD-SC, HELD-AA, and HELD-IN

• Type D to delete a transaction monitoring request.
  When you delete a transaction monitoring request, you delete the monitoring for all of the transactions specified in the monitoring request, as well as all the associated transaction detail records.

Viewing the Detail of a Transaction Monitoring Request

The transaction monitoring request detail shows you the last time a transaction exceeded a threshold, when AutoStrobe triggered a warning or a measurement, and the last time an analysis interval was completed.

To view the detail of a transaction monitoring request:

1. From the Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Request Status panel, type T next to the transaction for which you want the detail.
2. Press Enter. The Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Detail panel is displayed:

Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Detail Panel

The following sections describe the fields in the Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Detail panel. Each detail line represents a transaction for one time period.

Jobname

The name of the CICS region that AutoStrobe monitored.

Stepname

The step name of the CICS region that was monitored.

Program

The default IBM program name for CICS (DFHSIP) or the name in use at your site.

System

The system ID on which transaction monitoring took place. This field is displayed only in a multisystem environment.

Analysis Interval

The length of time, in minutes, that AutoStrobe observed a user-specified transaction. This interval is used to calculate a rolling average of a transaction’s response and CPU times.

Tran Id

The name of the transaction.

Monitor Period (MP)

The monitoring period during which the transaction exceeded a threshold. The time periods for each monitoring period appear at the top of the panel.

Last Analysis Interval

The following fields appear under the Last Analysis Interval section. If you view this panel during a monitoring period when AutoStrobe has not observed the transaction running, you will see **INACTIVE DURING CURRENT ANALYSIS INTERVAL** instead.

Tran Count

The number of times the transaction ran during the last analysis interval.

Average Response Time

The average response time AutoStrobe calculated for the transaction during the last analysis interval.

Average CPU Time

The average CPU time AutoStrobe calculated for the transaction during the last analysis interval.

Interval Ended

The date and time of the last completed analysis interval.

Thresholds Exceeded

The following fields appear in the Thresholds Exceeded section, which displays the last AutoStrobe action that resulted in either a warning or a measurement when a transaction exceeded a threshold. If a threshold was not exceeded, all of the fields are blank.

Last Action

The date of the most recent AutoStrobe action that resulted in either a warning or a measurement.

Threshold Type

The type of threshold that was exceeded: CPU time or response (RESP) time.

Threshold Value

A user-specified threshold value, which when exceeded, triggers an AutoStrobe action.

Threshold Observed

The threshold value AutoStrobe observed during the monitoring period that triggered a measurement or warning.

Changing a Transaction Monitoring Request

After you have submitted a transaction monitoring request, you can change the following options:

• Associated action
• Measurement parameters
• Schedule.

You cannot change the transactions you are monitoring, the monitoring periods, the analysis period, or the CICS region being monitored.

To change a transaction monitoring request after it has been submitted:

1. Select Option 2, AUTOSTROBE REQUEST STATUS from the Strobe - AutoStrobe Options shown in the Strobe - AutoStrobe Request Status panel.
   The Strobe - AutoStrobe Request Status panel is displayed.
2. Type Y in the SWITCH TO AUTOSTROBE TRANSACTION OPTION field.
3. Press Enter.
   The Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Request Status panel is displayed. It will appear by default whenever you select the AutoStrobe Request Status option, until you select the Batch Option on this panel
4. Type C next to the transaction monitoring request that you want to change.
5. Press Enter.
   The Strobe - Change AutoStrobe Transaction Request panel is displayed:

Strobe - Change AutoStrobe Transaction Request Panel

You can change the following fields on the Strobe - Change AutoStrobe Transaction Request panel.

SCHEDULE

To restrict the days during which transaction monitoring occurs, type Y to display the Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Request Scheduler panel. N is the default.

ASSOCIATED ACTION

When you change warning (W) to measurement (A), AutoStrobe displays the Strobe - AutoStrobe Request - Active Measurement panel, where you can specify parameters for the measurement. The default action is specified when Strobe is installed.

CHANGE MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS

Type Y to display the Strobe - Change AutoStrobe Request - Active Measurement panel and to change the parameters of the measurement session that is triggered when a transaction exceeds a threshold. For a description of the fields, see Fields for the Strobe - AutoStrobe Transaction Request Status Panel. N is the default.

Strobe - Change AutoStrobe Request - Active Measurement Panel