"Dave Menist" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ... > Hi, > > I hope that someone can help with or has some insights into the > following questions. > > Is it possible to detect if a CICS transaction is looping in such a > way that it can be passed on to AOC? AOC is used to generate a IRM-a > ticket which is the trigger to start investigating. I know there is > the "CICS under stress" message which may indicate that a trx is > looping. But it might also be something else. > > Are there other more precise ways to detect a looping trx? (that can > be passed on to AOC) > > The reason for asking these questions is to minimize the reaction time > and to start investigating as quickly as possible. Hopefully > minimizing the inconvience to other developers. > > Thanks, > Dave >
I am not a CICS expert, but AFAIK 'cics under stress' can have serveral causes. We detect a looping transaction by checking if CICS is using 'substantially more' than 'normal' consumption. The values of both metrics vary of course per cics system. Kees. ********************************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

