Changes introduced with IBM® Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 16.1.2

Read the following sections to learn the new and enhanced capabilities of IBM Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS 16.1.2. For more information about the enhancements and fixes that are available as continuous delivery APAR updates, see Latest Application Performance Analyzer for z/OS Service Information.

Version 16.1.2

Enhancements to started tasks, sampling, exits, intercepts, and reporting include:
  • Enhancements to S02 and S03 reports
    • Capturing and reporting of LE runtime Options
  • New Explain Commands
    • EXD (Explicit Dynamic Explain Line Command)
    • EXS (Explicit Static Explain Line Command)
  • CPU Thread status in the S08 report
  • Additional compatibility support:
    • CICS 6.3
    • MQ 9.4

Version 16.1.0

Enhancements to started tasks, sampling, exits, intercepts, and reporting include:
  • CICS Program name filtering
  • New Db2 SMF reports
    • F30 Db2+ (SMF) Class 3 Wait Times (Was previously F20)
    • F31 Db2+ (SMF) CPU/Elapsed Times
    • F32 Db2+ (SMF) SQL Activity
    • F33 Db2+ (SMF) Buffer Pool Stats
    • F34 Db2+ (SMF) Locking Activity
  • New Java reports - GC and Heap
    • J18 Java Garbage Collection Stats
    • J19 Java Heap Object Report
  • Support for NATURAL / Adabas zIIP offload and Natural Optimized Compiler (NOC)
  • JSON report download
  • Sampling Rate Display on R03
  • Checkpoint merge utility
  • System Symbol support in Listener / Common Server
  • Additional compatibility support:
    • z/OS 2.5
    • IMS 15.2
    • MQ 9.2
    • Adabas – all supported versions up to and including 8.5.x
    • Natural – all supported versions up to and including 9.1.x
Enhancements specific to the plugin that include:
  • Java 11 compatibility
  • Eclipse 2022-03 compatibility
  • Windows 11 compatibility