Steps for using the IPCS dialog to format CTRACE data

Before you begin

When setting up IPCS, your installation may customize IPCS for its users. IBM recommends providing access to the IPCS dialog through an ISPF panel. If your installation has not customized IPCS as recommended, you need to start the IPCS dialog. See z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide, SA22-7596 to find out how to start the IPCS dialog.

Why and when to perform this task

Perform the following steps to use the IPCS dialog to format application trace data:

Steps for this task

  1. From the IPCS Primary Option Menu panel, select option 6 ( COMMAND ).
  2. On the IPCS Subcommand Entry panel:
    1. Issue the SETDEF subcommand to determine the default values for routing displays.
    2. Enter the CTRACE command, with the following required parameters:
      CTRACE COMP(
      cell_short_name
      )
      
      

      where cell_short_name is the value specified through the ISPF customization dialog to identify the location of server configuration files. The name must be 8 or fewer characters and all uppercase.

      Note: If you were interested in only JRAS data, you would enter the following:

      CTRACE COMP(
      cell_short_name
      )USEREXIT(JRAS)
      
      

      Specify additional parameters as necessary.

      Example: To direct trace data to the terminal only, you would append the

       NOPRINT
      and
       TERMINAL
      parameters to the
       CTRACE
      command.

    Tip: For a complete list of CTRACE command parameters, see z/OS MVS IPCS Commands, SA22-7594 .

  3. View your application's data, basing the method you choose on which one is appropriate for the location of the data:
    If you directed output to the... Then use the...
    IPCS print data set (IPCSPRNT) ISPF/PDF Browse option
    Terminal Dump Display Reporter panel


    Tips: To navigate through the trace data on the Dump Display Reporter panel, use the commands and PF keys listed in z/OS MVS IPCS User's Guide, SA22-7596 .

    CTRACE enables you to view multiple traces together with the trace data from the various sources intermixed based on the time stamp. See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands, SA22-7594 , for specifics on using this MERGE subcommand.




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