Specifying filter criteria for the performance records

You know that the performance problems occur during online processing for certain locations in a particular timeframe. You can specify filter criteria to account for these symptoms and apply them to all reports.

You use the GLOBAL command to specify these global performance-record filter criteria:
  1. Click GLOBAL in the folders pane.

    The GLOBAL command options are shown in the Current data set specification pane.

  2. To restrict the records to the timeframe, type 11:00:00:00 in the From Time field and 12:00:00:00 in the To Time field.
  3. To include performance records from online transaction-processing applications only, click the Include filter button.
    The Include/Exclude Filter window is displayed.
    1. Select the row containing the DB2 PE identifier CONNTYPE (connection type) and click Add.

      The Add Include/Exclude Value window is displayed.

    2. Associate the following values with CONNTYPE:
      • CICS®
      • IMS-MPP
      • IMS-TBMP

      The symbol in the Usage column shows whether the DB2 PE identifier is included or excluded.

    3. Click OK to include the filter in the GLOBAL command options.

    The performance problems occur only at certain “slow” locations but you do not know exactly which locations are affected. However, you do know that the location names starting with BOE and DVI perform well. You use a filter with wildcard characters to ensure that these “good performers” are excluded from the report.

  4. To exclude performance records from a particular location, click the Exclude filter button.
    The Include/Exclude Filter window is displayed.
    1. Select the row containing the DB2 PE identifier LOCATION and click Add.

      The Add Include/Exclude Value window is displayed.

    2. Associate the following values with LOCATION:
      • BOE*
      • DVI*
    3. Click OK to include the filter in the GLOBAL command options.