PH28964: TAILORED FIT PRICING COGNOS ENHANCEMENTS

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APAR status

• Closed as new function.

Error description

• Adding weekly monitoring of MSU consumption of Enterprise
  Containers.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: All IBM Z Performance and Capacity           *
  *                 Analytics users who want to report on:       *
  *                   1) Tailored Fit Pricing metrics            *
  *                   2) Capacity Planning for CICS monthly      *
  *                   metrics                                    *
  *                   3) Forecasted metrics                      *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Cognos error displayed when using       *
  *                      drill-through link from CP LPAR MSU     *
  *                      by Container Monthly to CP Workload     *
  *                      MIPS by LPAR(s) report.                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
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  1) CP Containers Annual MSU % To Date report interval is
     monthly, require weekly and daily intervals.
  2) CP Container MSU report interval is monthly, require weekly
     and daily intervals.
  3) CP LPAR MSU by Container report interval is monthly,
     require weekly and daily intervals.
  4) CP Container MSU Forecast report interval is monthly,
     require weekly and daily intervals.
  5) Error when using drill-through link from CP LPAR MSU by
     Container Monthly to CP Workload MIPS by LPAR(s) report.
  6) CICS monthly data may be inaccurate due to aggregation at
     weekly interval instead of daily interval causing days to
     be included from outside the aggregated month.
  7) Cognos forecast reports perform slowly in some cases.
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics is enhanced to:
  1. Provide the following Cognos report enhancements:
  1a) 'CP Containers Annual MSU % To Date'
      . Available at Monthly, Weekly, Daily level
      . Enhanced functionality and visualization
      . Uses forecaster for insight analytics around agreement
        end date
      . Displays the tailored fit agreement start and end date
  1b) 'CP Container MSU Monthly'
      renamed 'CP Container MSU Detail'
      . Available at Monthly, Weekly, Daily level
      . Displays the tailored fit agreement start and end date
  1c) 'CP LPAR MSU by Container Monthly'
      renamed to 'CP LPAR MSU by Container'
      . Available at Monthly, Weekly, Daily level
      . Drill-through to 'CP Workload MIPS by LPAR(s)' report
      . Displays the tailored fit agreement start and end date
  1d) 'CP Container MSU Forecast Monthly'
      renamed to 'CP Container MSU Forecast'
      . Weekly and daily forecasts available
      . Displays the tailored fit agreement start and end date
  2. Re-link drill-through from CP LPAR MSU by Container
     to CP Workload MIPS by LPAR(s) report
  3. Provide additional config files for MSU forecasting:
      FC_MSU_CON_LPAR_W_6M
      PFC_MSU_CON_LPAR_W_6M
  4. Add Db2 views to support reporting enhancements:
      CP_MSU_LPAR_WV
      CP_MSU_LPAR_DV
  5. Modify Db2 views to support reporting enhancements:
      CP_MSU_LPAR_MV
      CP_MSU_LPAR_FV
  6. Modify Db2 tables to support reporting enhancements:
      CP_CONTAINER_LPAR
      CP_CONTAINER_PRICE
  7. Improve CICS monthly data accuracy by updating data
     from daily tables instead of weekly tables for:
      CP_CICS_TRAN_M
      CP_CICS_APPL_M
      CP_CICS_REGN_M
  8. General Cognos performance prompting improvements on
     Forecast reports.
  
  The IBM Z Performance and Capacity Analytics
  Capacity Planning Guide and Reference SC28-3213-01
  is updated to reflect this new functionality.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  UI71928 UI71929

Modules/Macros

• DRLICPZO DRLJCPL4 DRLPJFC  DRLTCPCA DRLTCPCI DRLTCPCL DRLTCPCR
  DRLTCPL4 DRLWC31M DRLWCPCA
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  TDS FOR Z/OS

• Fixed component ID

  569510100

Applicable component levels

• RC01 PSY UI71928

     UP20/11/02 P F010

• RCA8 PSY UI71929

     UP20/10/08 P F010

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