How to define a new task monitor (like TSKA, TSKB, TSKC, TSKD, TSKF and others) and how to check if it's working using PAS Journal

Link for all the task monitors:

https://docs.bmc.com/docs/bmcics73/task-monitors-1097523443.html

For this example, I'll setup a @TSKF monitor to check for transactions that achieve more than 5k file calls.

To start, set the context to the CICS region that you want to define the new task monitor for. In this example it is BCVCS74C:



Access the view AT by hyperlinking through the menu options or by typing AT on the command line and pressing enter. It will show all the Monitors Active:



Hyperlink the option SM to access Monitor Services view. Type S beside the Service you want to create a new task monitor for. In this example it's @TSKF:



Set the attributes for the new task monitor. Press F1 to see help for the fields. In this example the attributes are as follows:

PARM name: TESTTSKF
INTERVAL: 15 seconds
Warning Value: 5000



After pressing enter, you will be returned to the SM view. Press F3 to return to the previous AT view. Here you will find the new task monitor. You may need to scroll down to find it:




With the execution of a transaction that reaches the configured limit, the columns 'Monitor Value' and 'Warning Value' will change:



On the command line, type PASJRNL and press enter. This will bring you to the journal where you can check for the message FT045S (this is specific for @TSKF - see the Task Monitors documentation for your specific task's FT code). Depending on how your attributes are set, if the thresholds are met, you will see it here like this: