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Locating metrics in the Data Dictionary

This topic presents an example of how to locate metrics and provides useful methods to understand how to navigate through the dictionary views.

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Assume that you want to find a metric that relates to CPU usage in the CMF product, but you do not know the metric name or the view that might contain it. The following procedure shows how you can use the 

Data Dictionary

 to produce a list of metrics relating to CPU usage.

To locate metrics related to a particular subject

  1. From the Plex Manager or from the PLEXACT view, select CMF and navigate to the EZMVS menu.

  2. On the COMMAND line, type METRICZ and press Enter.The METRICZ view lists the metrics as shown in the following figure:

     DDMMMYYYY  HH:MM:SS ------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) -------------
     COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> CSR  
     CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
     >W1 =METRICZ===========SJSCMV62=*========DDMMMYYYY==HH:MM:SS====CMF======D=6681
     -  Product : CMF                                                               
     C Element Name     View Dynamic   Field Help Title               Field Help Tex
     - ------------    Count Threshold ------------------------------ --------------
       ABGCNM              7 NO        Service Class                  This is the Se
       ABGDP               7 NO        Dispatching Priority           The Dispatchin
       ABGFIX              3 NO        Fixed Frame Count              The Fixed Fram
       ABGFIXB             3 NO        Fixed <16M Count               This is the nu
       ABGFIXG             3 NO        Fixed 16M-2G Count             This is the nu
       ABGFLSC             5 NO        Job status description         This indicates
       ABGFLXC             5 NO        Address Space Last Seen Status The Address Sp
       ABGFL1C             7 NO        Address Space Status           The Address Sp
       ABGFMCT             3 NO        Current Central Frame Count    The Current Ce
       ABGJBID             7 NO        JES Job ID                     This is the ID
       ABGJENT             3 NO        Job End Date/Time              This is the ti
       ABGJZNT             3 NO        Job Start Date/Time            This is the ti
       ABGQFLC             1 NO        Current Location of the Addres The Current Lo
       ABGRNM              7 NO        Report Class                   This is the Re
       ABGSRCC             1 NO        Swap-Out Status                The Swap-Out S
       ABGSTEP             3 NO        Step Name                      This is the na

  3. On the COMMAND line, type l *CPU*, place your cursor in the Field Help Text column header, and press Enter.The view returns a list of metrics with the first occurrences at the top, as shown in the following figure:

    DDMMMYYYY  HH:MM:SS ------ BMC AMI Ops WINDOW INTERFACE (Vv.r.mm) -------------
    COMMAND  ===>                                                 SCROLL ===> CSR  
    CURR WIN ===> 1        ALT WIN ===>                                            
    >W1 =METRICZ===========SJSCMV62=*========DDMMMYYYY==HH:MM:SS====CMF======D=6681
    -  Product : CMF                                                               
    C Element Name     View Dynamic   Field Help Title               Field Help Tex
    - ------------    Count Threshold ------------------------------ --------------
      ABLALLC             7 NO        Short Term Total CPU Time      This is the to
      ABLALLP             7 NO        Short Term Total CPU Utilizati This is the pe
      ABLASSC             3 NO        Short Term ASST Enclave CPU Ti This is the am
      ABLASSP             3 NO        Short Term ASST CPU Utilizatio This is the pe
      ABLASST             1 NO        Short Term ASST Enclave CPU Ti This is the am
      ABLDUR              1 NO        ABLDUR                                       
      ABLDURC             3 NO        Short Term Sample Duration     The Short Term
      ABLDVAL             1 NO        ABLDVAL                                      
      ABLIFAC             3 NO        Short Term zAAP CPU Time       This is the am
      ABLIFACPC           2 NO        Short Term zAAP on CP CPU Time This is the am
      ABLIFACPP           2 NO        Short Term zAAP on CP CPU Util This is the pe
      ABLIFAP             3 NO        Short Term zAAP CPU Utilizatio This is the pe
      ABLIFAT             1 NO        Short Term zAAP CPU Time       This is the am
      ABLIIPC             3 NO        Short Term zIIP TCB CPU Time   This is the am
      ABLIIPCPC           2 NO        Short Term zAAP on CP CPU Time This is the am
      ABLIIPCPP           2 NO        Short Term zAAP on CP CPU Util This is the pe
    Warning

    Important

    With the cursor in the Field Help Text column, press PF5 to locate the next metric.

  4. (Optional) On the COMMAND line, type where helptxt1 = *CPU* to filter the results and return a smaller set of metrics that meet the criteria.
  5. Perform any of the following actions to investigate the data that a particular metric displays:
    • Put the cursor on the element name and press Enter to hyperlink to the METRICD view.
    • Put the cursor on the view name and press Enter to open the view.


 

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