About CA-DB2 R19 PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection screen

Products

• Bind Analyzer for DB2 for z/OS
• SQL-Ease for DB2 for z/OS
• SYSVIEW Performance Management Option for DB2 for z/OS
• Plan Analyzer for DB2 for z/OS
• Subsystem Analyzer for DB2 for z/OS

Issue/Introduction

The Plan Analyzer was upgraded from old release such as R15.0 in user site. The new panel "PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection" appeared for the Quick Explain process.

In the old release such as R15.0, the "PPA Quick Explain - Explain Options" panel is displayed soon from the "PPA Quick Explain Data Editor" panel.  However, in the current release such as R19.0, the "PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection" panel is added as the next panel for the "PPA Quick Explain Data Editor" panel.
Can the the "PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection" panel be skipped?

Environment

Z/OS, PPADB2, PPA, Plan Analyzer, R19.0, 19.0, R20.0, 20.0

Resolution

The 'PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection' panel is displayed in the following conditions:
- 'Suppress Expl Prof Select panel ===> N' in PPA Profile Variables panel is specified.
- 'Profile ===> ' in PPA Quick Explain Data Editor panel is blank.

To run the same way as Release 15.0, please do the following:
(To skip the the "PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection" panel.)
- In 'EP Explain Profile Maintenance' option review the values for @CURRDBA profile are the right ones.
- In PPA Quick Explain Data Editor panel specify 'Profile ===> @CURRDBA', then the PPA Quick Explain - Explain Options panel fields will be filled with the values in @CURRDBA Profile.
If the SAVE command is issued in this panel, the values will be saved in the ISPF profile. Then, the following message appears.
PP095I: Your current Explain Options have been saved in your ISPF profile.

Then, please specify 'Suppress Expl Prof Select panel ===> N' in PPA Profile Variables panel and with blank 'Profile ===> ' in PPA Quick Explain Data Editor panel.  (The "PPA CA-Defined Explain Profile Selection" panel can be skipped.)
When the "PPA Quick Explain - Explain Options" panel is gotten, necessary fields will be filled with values from the ISPF profile as in Release 15.0.

However the recommended action is to work with a value in 'Profile ===>' field, on this way you will be more dynamic to work with several profiles and not only with the values saved in the ISFP profile.