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Created by Guest
Created on May 21, 2013

Need "filters" to "hold" when copying to spreadsheet AND summary of avg response times for transactions

More analysis functions needed in CICS PA Plugin
We are trying to use CICS PA to look at average response times for a day and by the hour to assess performance.
Currently, I have to copy the Transaction Summary to a spreadsheet and spend a number of hours manipulating the data to produce the report that I need.
I need to remove CICS transactions from the mix. I can do that with a “filter” in PA HOWEVER the only easy way to get the data to Excel is to use “Select All” then “Copy”. The filter doesn't apply to that operation, so I get all the CICS transactions in my spreadsheet which I then have to go remove (taking more time).
So, I need a “Select All” that adheres to the view showing in the Transaction Summary screen in PA.
More importantly, I would very much like to see a PA plugin implemented method of selecting one/multiple/all user transactions and have the plugin calculate average response times by the (at least) the hour and a summary for the day. This would avoid hours of spreadsheet manipulation (which is also somewhat error prone).
So, something like this:
00:00
Tran1
Tran2
Tran3
01:00
Tran1
Tran2
Tran3
02:00
Tran1
Tran2
Tran3



23:00
Tran1
Tran2
Tran3

Summary of ART by transaction for the day
Tran1
Tran2
Tran3
Summary of ALL transactions for the day

Idea priority High
  • Guest
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    Oct 5, 2015

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - CICS Performance Analyzer

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - WebSphere
    Product family - Enterprise Tooling
    Product - CICS Performance Analyzer