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CA Top Secret Diagnostic Trace

This section contains the following topics:

Introduction

Trace Destinations

Trace Messages

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Diagnostic Traces Examples

Introduction

The trace is used to diagnose access problems. It is activated via any one of several control options specified through the O/S MODIFY TSS command or the TSS MODIFY in combination with the TSS ADDTO commands:

Trace Level

Activation

SYSTEM‑WIDE

SECTRACE(ON)
SECTRACE(WTO)
SECTRACE(WTL)

FACILITY‑WIDE

FACILITY(TSO=TRACE)

GROUP OF USERS

TSS ADDTO(profile) TRACE

SPECIFIC USER

TSS ADDTO(user) TRACE

Trace Destinations

TSO traces go to both the user's screen and the system log. IMS, CICS, and other online traces go to SYSLOG.

Note: For CICS, you can also write diagnostic trace records into the CICS main trace table. For information, see the Implementation: CICS Guide.

For batch, traces go to SYSLOG if SECTRACE(ACT,WTL) is specified, or to the security console if SECTRACE(ACT,WTO) is specified.

The trace provides abundant information,keep tracing to a minimum and be specific about who or what is being traced.

Trace Messages

Trace messages begin with:

TSS‑?

The ? indicates the type of trace record. A trace for a single event comprises four or five trace messages with the headers: