Using the Trace Settings dialog

Notes:

  1. By default, you can use this facility only if you have a security authorization level of 9.
  2. If a particular terminal user is logged in through the IBM Session Manager Plug-in, you can not start a trace for that user or for one of the user's sessions.
  3. If a trace is in progress then, when you open the Trace Settings dialog, one or more of the dialog's checkboxes - Data, MISER, VTAM or NETDATA - will be checked. For a description of these checkboxes, see below.

To specify the trace details

The following checkboxes in the Trace Settings dialog are applicable both to tracing a mainframe terminal user and to tracing a mainframe user's session:

Data

Check this box to activate tracing routines for the data flowing between the terminal user (or user's session) and the application.

MISER

The IBM Session Manager Network Data Minimizer, MISER, provides the facility to reduce the amount of data traffic both to and from applications.
Check this box to activate tracing routines for the operation of MISER between the terminal user (or user's session) and IBM Session Manager. Data tracing is implied.

VTAM

Check this box to activate tracing routines for the VTAM data. Data tracing is implied. This trace will show all VTAM events and the data flowing between the terminal (or user's session) and the application.

NETDATA

Check this box to activate tracing routines for the operation of link traffic for network sessions. Data tracing is implied. Tracing will be performed for all active tasks.

To start the trace

Left-click the OK button. The Trace Settings dialog will close and a Response pop-up box will appear containing a message to the effect that the operation is complete. To close this pop-up box, left-click the OK button.

To close and re-open the current trace print file

Left-click the Spin button to close and re-open the trace print file, so enabling previous output to be printed. A Response pop-up box will appear containing a message to the effect that the operation is complete. To close this pop-up box, left-click the OK button.

To stop the trace

If a trace is in progress then, when you open the Trace Settings dialog, one or more of the dialog's checkboxes - Data, MISER, VTAM or NETDATA - will be checked.

To stop the trace, uncheck the relevant checkboxes, and then left-click the OK button. The Trace Settings dialog will close and a Response pop-up box will appear containing a message to the effect that the operation is complete. To close this pop-up box, left-click the OK button.

To cancel the operation

Left-click the Cancel button. The Trace Settings dialog will close.

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