Performance data sections

Each performance data section is made up of a string of field connectors, followed by one or more performance data records.

All of the performance records produced by a single CICS® run have the same format. The default length of the performance records is given in Performance class data. The length of the performance records changes if you add user data at user event monitoring points (EMPs), or if you exclude any system-defined data from the monitoring process.

All of the system-defined data fields in the performance records are described in Performance class data: listing of data fields .

The format of the performance data section is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Format of the performance data section
The picture shows three rectangles, one above the other. The top rectangle represents an SMF type 110 monitoring record. It consists of three sections: an SMF header, an SMF product section, and a performance data section. The middle rectangle is an expansion of the performance data section in the top rectangle. It consists of a field connectors field, followed by a number of performance records, numbered 1 to n. The bottom rectangle is an expansion of one of the performance records in the middle rectangle. It consists of a number of data fields, marked 'Data for field 1' to 'Data for field n'.