Command Flow Editor

Use the Command Flow Editor to edit the command flow collector options for your currently connected user ID. The collector must be in the Stopped state.

To open the Command Flow Editor, double-click your user ID, or select the Edit collector options icon, from the IA Operations view.

The command flow editor

If the collector is currently stopped, you can use the command flow editor to view or edit the command flow collector options.

Screen capture of the command flow editor

You can use the command flow editor to edit the following options for the command flow for your user ID:
  • Command Flow Options
    • Command Flow ID: can be up to 16 characters in length.
    • Traced Terminal ID: can be up to four characters in length, or you can use an asterisk (*) to match any terminal ID.
    • Traced user ID: can be up to eight characters in length.
    • Records Before Stopping: the number of CICS IA journal records collected before stopping. A value of 0 indicates that no limit is applied.
    • Tasks Before Stopping: the number of CICS tasks processed before stopping. A value of 0 indicates that no limit is applied.
    • Transaction Exclude List: can be up to eight characters (only alphanumeric characters or the @, #, or $ characters). The name of the list of transaction name prefixes to exclude. Data is not collected for any transaction with a name that begins with a prefix in this list.
    • Program Exclude List: can be up to eight characters (only alphanumeric characters or the @, #, or $ characters). The name of the list of program name prefixes to exclude. Data is not collected for any program with a name that begins with a prefix in this list.
  • Journal
    • Journal Copy Criteria: you can select LAST, USER, or CFID (command flow ID).
  • Application
    • Application Filter: can be one of the following values:
      • All Applications: the collector collects data for all applications. This option disables the rest of the Application fields.
      • Specific Application: the collector saves data for the specified application only. You can specify an application name and its version.
      • None: the collector ignores the application filter. This option disables the Application fields.
    • Application Name: can be up to 64 characters long. The name cannot start with a space.
    • Major/Minor/Micro versions: used to define the exact version of application specified. The values must be in the range 0000 to 9999.
  • Transaction List
    • Transaction List: can be up to four characters in length.
    • You can enter up to five separate transaction IDs.
  • Misc
    • Dynamic Call: you can select Y or N.
    • User Exit Name: can be up to eight characters in length.
  • Region Applid List
    • These APPLIDs specify the regions where the command flow is started.
    • You can enter up to 15 CICS® APPLIDs.
Any text you enter is changed to uppercase characters. The values are not checked for content, they are only checked for the number of characters.

If you change a query but do not save it, when you try and start your user ID, a warning is displayed so that you can avoid the data loss. When the editor closes, a warning is displayed and you can choose whether to restore the editor with the unsaved changes, or ignore the warning and lose the changes.

You cannot open the command flow editor when the collector is running; the corresponding button is disabled automatically when it starts. If the command flow editor is open and you can open the IA Operations view and click start, a warning is displayed and you can choose whether to stop the collector and save the command flow changes. You can use the editor to change some values, but you cannot save the changes until you stop the collector. If you attempt to save the changes while the collector is still running, a warning message is displayed. Click Yes on the warning message to stop the collector, or click No to return to the editor.

The application filter

You can select applications in the CICS IA plug-in as you can on the host system with the CINT and CINC transactions. In the command flow editor, set the Application Filter to Specific Application and click the Application Filter button Application Filter button. A window opens where you can select the applications you require.

You can select an application from the list, or enter a partial name in the Filter by Application Name field.

Screen capture of the Select an application window.

To further refine your selection, you can also enter your requirements in the optional fields Major version, Minor version, and Micro version. The matching applications are listed in the table. Select the appropriate row and click OK.

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