Using BTS trace

Setting trace levels for BTS

BTS consists of three CICS® domains:

Domain name CICS Component code
Business application manager BA
Event manager EM
Scheduler services SH

You can use the CICS component codes to specify the level of standard and special tracing for BTS. For detailed information about using component codes to set the level of tracing to be applied to particular CICS components, see the CICS Problem Determination Guide.

Defining tracing levels at system initialization

You can code any of the following parameters to define, at CICS system initialization time, the level of tracing required for BTS:

For more information about system initialization parameters, see the CICS System Definition Guide.

Defining tracing levels when CICS is running

You can use the CETR transaction to define, dynamically on the running CICS system, the level of tracing required for BTS.

Figure 64 shows you what the CETR Component Trace Options screen looks like. To make changes, you overtype the settings shown on the screen, and then press ENTER.

Figure 64. CETR screen for specifying component trace options
 CETR                    Component Trace Options
 Overtype where required and press ENTER.                     PAGE 1 OF 2
 Component Standard                           Special
 --------  -------------------------------    ---------------------------
   AP      1                                  1-2
   BA      1                                  1-2
   BF      1                                  OFF
   BM      1                                  OFF
   BR      1                                  1-2
   CP      1                                  1-2
   DC      1                                  OFF
   DD      1                                  1-2
   DI      1                                  1
   DM      1                                  1-2
   DS      1                                  1-2
   DU      1                                  1-2
   EI      1                                  1
   EM      1                                  1-2
   FC      1                                  1-2
   GC      1                                  1-2
   IC      1                                  1
 
 PF:  1=Help   3=Quit   7=Back  8=Forward  9=Messages   ENTER=Change

With the settings shown, BTS trace entries are made as follows:

For detailed information about the CETR transaction, see the CICS Supplied Transactions manual.

The BTS trace points

BTS trace points are listed in the CICS Trace Entries manual.

Related tasks
Extracting BTS information from a CICS system dump
Related reference
BTS messages
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