Working with Dumps › Specify Selection Criteria › Select Dumps and Traces

Select Dumps and Traces

You can use the following procedure to select dumps and traces with which to work.

Follow these steps:

1. Access the Dump/Trace Analysis screen.
2. Select option 1 Analysis on the Primary Option menu.

   The Dump/Trace Analysis screen appears.

   ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑ CA SymDump for CICS V9.1  DUMP/TRACE ANALYSIS  ‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑‑
    COMMAND ===>                                                        
      Type captured dump/trace selection criteria, then press ENTER.  
      Dump File ID PROTDMP_          (*+), Required     
      CICS applid  ________  (*+)
      User ID  . . _                 (*+)_______                        
      Program  . .                   (*+)________                       
      Transaction                    (*+)____                          
      Dump code  .  (*+)                    ___                       
      Terminal . . ____                                                 
      Start date . 01/01/1998        mm/dd/yyyy                          
      Start time . 00                hh                                  
      End date . . 04/23/2000        mm/dd/yyyy                          
      End time . . 24                hh                                  
      (*+) Wildcard characters are allowed
                                                                         
    PF1 Help       2            3 End        4 Return     5            6 
    PF7            8            9           10           11           12 
   

3. Specify the information as necessary. Press Enter to continue, or press PF3 to exit this screen and return to the Primary Option menu without processing the specifications.

Dump and Trace Analysis Fields

Use the following fields or sections available on the Dump/Trace Analysis screen to select the dumps and traces with which you want to work:

Dump File ID

Enter an explicit or masked name for the CA SymDump for CICS dump data sets from which you want to select dumps.

A value for this field is required; all other fields are optional.

Limits: The Dump File ID name must be 1- to 7-alphanumeric characters in length. It must match the FILE name for the dump data set or include wildcard characters that broaden the search for the dump file FILE name.

Valid wildcard characters are * and +.

• Use * for a string of any length
• Use + for a single character
• Example: DU* searches all dump file names whose file name starts with DU, and DU++++P searches all dump file names whose file name starts with DU and whose seventh character is a P.

Default: The CA SymDump for CICS dump data set name for your CICS region.

CICS Applid

Specify the applid of the CICS region from which dumps are selected if the dump data set contains dumps from more than one region.

Enter any valid CICS applid from 1 to 8 alphanumeric characters in length Wildcard characters * and + are permitted.

Default: None

User ID

Specify the user ID to select dumps produced by a specific user ID.

Enter any valid user ID from 1- to 8-alphanumeric characters in length. Wildcard characters * and + are permitted.

Default: None

Program Name

Specify a program name to select dumps produced only by that program.

Enter a name from 1- to 8-alphanumeric characters in length. Wildcard characters * and + are permitted.

Default: None

Transaction

Specify a transaction ID to select dumps produced only by that transaction.

Enter a value in the format xxxx. Wildcard characters * and + are permitted.

Default: None

Dump Code

Specify the dump code to select dumps with a specific code.

Enter any CICS dump or abend code in the format xxxx. Wildcard characters * and + are permitted.

Default: None

Termid

Specify the terminal ID to select dumps for transactions running at a specific terminal.

Enter any valid terminal ID in the format xxxx. A generic character is not permitted.

Default: None

Start Date

Specify the month, day, and year from which CA SymDump for CICS should begin selecting dumps.

Enter a date in the format mm/dd/yyyy.

Default: Set by the configuration parameter Dump Select Start Date.

Start Time

Specify the hour from which CA SymDump for CICS should begin selecting dumps.

Enter a time in the format hh.

Limits: Valid values are 00 to 24 (a 24‑hour clock is assumed).

Default: 0; set by the configuration parameter Dump Select Start Date.

End Date

Specify the month, day, and year at which CA SymDump for CICS should stop listing dumps.

Enter a date in the format mm/dd/yyyy.

Default: The current date.

End Time

Specify the hour at which CA SymDump for CICS should stop listing dumps.

Enter a time in the format hh.

Limits: Valid values are 00 to 24 (a 24‑hour clock is assumed).

Default: 0

Important! Leave the default values for the Start Date, Start Time, End Date, and End Time parameters to list only those dumps generated on the current day. Use the EOF key to blank out the default values to list all dumps in the data set.