Since most SMP/E problems are not serious enough to cause abends, you do not always have an abend dump to help you find the source of the problem. To obtain this information, you can use the DEBUG command to request dumps of SMP/E control blocks, storage, and work areas. There are several types of dumps you can get, depending on whether you want SMP/E to take the dump:

• When specific messages are issued
• When VSAM errors occur during an attempt to access a CSI data set
• At specific points in SMP/E processing