| Keyword | Description | 
|---|---|
| _THreshold (name) | Name of the Threshold record. Can be up to eight characters in length. Acceptable characters are A through Z, 0 through 9, $, @ and #. | 
| Group(groupname) | Names the group the connection definition belongs to. Mandatory. groupname can be up to eight characters in length. Acceptable characters are A through Z, 0 through 9, $, @ and #. Do not specify a group name starting with DFH, as Mainframe Subsystem Support (MSS) uses that prefix for system groups. | 
| Description(text) | Describes the bundle. Optional. text can be up to 60 characters in length, with no restrictions except that if you use a left parenthesis you must ensure that there is a matching right parenthesis. | 
| _THType (CICS|JES|IMS|CGI) | Type of resource the threshold belongs to. Note: The CGI type will apply to the ESCWA and ESMAC casrdxxx modules. 
                              				  
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| _Stepname | Stepname for a JES type threshold to apply to. | 
| _CPUWarn | Amount of CPU usage (ms) to reach before a warning message is sent. | 
| _CPUPurge | Amount of CPU usage (ms) to reach before the process is purged (killed). | 
| _MEMWarn | Amount of MEM usage (kB) to reach before a warning message is sent. | 
| _MEMPurge | Amount of MEM usage (kB) to reach before the process is purged (killed). | 
| _ETWarn | Amount of elapsed time (ms) to reach before a warning message is sent. | 
| _ETPurge | Amount of elapsed time (ms) to reach before the process is purged (killed). | 
DEFINE _THRESHOLD(=CIC) GROUP(SAMPGRP)
DESCRIPTION(Sample General CICS _THRESHOLD)
       _THTYPE(CICS) _CPUWARN(5000) _CPUPURGE(10000) _MEMWARN(300)
       _MEMPURGE(8192) _ETWARN(0) _ETPURGE(0)