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These resources can help. >> CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/featuredTopic/0,290042,sid10_gci906020,00.html =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ASK THE EXPERT | Measuring CPU utilization of individual subroutines Our transactions are broken up into 3-tier subroutines; presentation logic, business logic and data management logic. All the programs are written in COBOL II with DB2 and DPT (VSAM). How can we measure the CPU utilization of each individual subroutine called during a task? >> For Robert Harris' expert response to this question, CLICK: http://search390.techtarget.com/ateQuestionNResponse/0,289625,sid10_cid536617_tax289214,00.html >> Got a question for IBM's CICS expert Robert Harris? 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