Selective trace

Use the "Selective trace" panel to narrow the scope of the host trace to one or more services or to individual requests.

Before you begin:

Perform these steps to narrow the scope of the host trace:

  1. In the resource tree, expand the sysplexes folder and the folder for the sysplex you want to work with.
  2. If you want to trace sysplex-wide services, click the control panel in the sysplex folder, otherwise expand the folder for the system you want to work with and click the control panel in the system folder. A list of available services is displayed in the list view.
  3. In the list view, select the service or service instance you want to trace.

    Tip: To obtain a selective trace that spans multiple services or instances press and hold down the Ctrl key while clicking each service or service instance that you want to include in the selective trace.


  4. Click File --> Selective trace... on the menu. The "Selective trace" panel is displayed. The center of the panel shows a tree structure of services with nested requests.
  5. Select the check boxes next to the services that you want to trace at the service level. This does not include the nested requests in the trace.
  6. If you want to trace individual requests, expand the containing service folders and select the check box of each request that you want to trace.
  7. Click OK to save your selection.

Result: The next time you perform a task a selective trace will be taken, according to your selections on the "Selective trace" panel and the setting for the host trace level. If you have not selected anything the trace defaults to a full trace. The setting is effective for one task only. After that it is reset to a full trace.

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