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Enhanced System Tracing

Enhanced tracing provides improved diagnostic tools for faster problem resolution by technical support. The following table lists the enhanced capabilities:

• Optional merging of system and extended (formerly called DBTRACE) trace information for easier determination of the events leading up to a problem.
• The ability to save trace data in a persistent data store (either a new trace area or the log area) so that more information is available for problem diagnosis.
• The ability to report on saved trace information and chronologically merge information from multiple data sharing members.
• Syntactic control over the inclusion of trace information in task snaps, which eliminates the need for optional APAR flag 246.