Processing CICS monitoring data

The job steps involved in processing CICS monitoring data are:

1. Unload the SMF data set(s) so that the SMF data is available for processing by a CICS utility. For information about unloading SMF data sets, see the z/OS MVS System Management Facilities (SMF) manual.
2. Run the DFH$MOLS program to print monitoring records, which you can optionally select by means of control statements. DFH$MOLS automatically sorts the monitoring data for you.
   The program reads, formats, and prints the CICS monitoring data, which is packaged in the following format:

   [SMF HEADER].[SMF PRODUCT SECTION].[CICS DATA SECTION]

   The CICS data section in a monitoring record is one of the following:

   1. A dictionary data section, consisting of a sequence of dictionary entries.
   2. An exception data section, consisting of a single exception record.
   3. A performance data section, consisting of a sequence of field connectors followed by one or more performance records.
   4. A transaction resource data section, consisting of one or more transaction resource monitoring records.
3. Optional: If you want to analyze the data using your own routines, this is the point at which you can link to a user-written analysis program.
   The DFH$MOLS program prints about one page per task, so take care to specify only those items that you need using the DFH$MOLS program control statements. For details of the selection options, see DFH$MOLS control statements summary.