Transient Data Summary workspace

The predefined Transient Data Summary workspace shows data on the current use of intrapartition resources, transient data VSAM data for a specific CICS region as well as wait count data.

The predefined Transient Data Summary workspace contains these views:

  • The Transient Data Summary table view provides the following information:
    • The number of requests that are currently suspended pending the availability of a transient data buffer
    • The current number of tasks that require the physical reading or writing of a CI and are suspended because of the lack of an available string
    • The percentage of available strings currently being used for I/O to the intrapartition data set
    • The number of control intervals (CIs), transient data strings, and temporary storage strings being used by the transient (DFHINTRA) and the auxiliary temporary storage (DFHTEMP) data sets
  • The Transient Data VSAM Usage bar chart shows these details for a specific CICS® region:
    • Percent Active Strings
    • Percent Buffers in Use
    • Percent CIs in Use
  • The Transient Data Waits bar chart shows the wait count data for specific CICS regions:
    • Buffer Waits
    • Current String Waits
    • Total String Waits

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