To display the NPF Diagnosis Functions panel shown in Figure 1, enter D on the Network Print Facility Primary Option menu.

 --------------------------- NPF Diagnosis Functions --------------------------
 COMMAND ===>
                                                             USERID   - XXXXXXXX
 TRACE DSN ===> SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS                   DATE     - XXXXXXXX
                                                             TIME     - XXXXXXXX
 
 Enter 1 or blank to turn tracing OFF, 2 to turn tracing ON.
 
    Tracing
    1 1. NPF ISPF trace off
      2. NPF ISPF trace on
 
 
 
 NOTE: Trace statements will be written to the specified data set.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

This panel allows you to turn the NPF trace facility on or off. This function traces only activity related to NPF internal processing and writes the trace records to the data set displayed on the panel.

The name of this data set is either the default trace data set or the last data set you entered in this field. The default can be changed by a system programmer in an initialization CLIST. See Defining default data set names for details. You can key over this name to use another trace data set.

Typically, you would turn this trace on for short periods of time while diagnosing problems and collecting information to forward to the IBM® Software Support Center.

If the data set specified on this panel does exist, the system will append the trace records to it. If it does not exist, the system will create it ONLY if the high-level qualifier is the same as the user's TSO user ID. Otherwise, you must allocate it as a sequential file according to the specifications given on The trace file. For more details on using the Network Print Facility's ISPF trace facility, see Using the NPF ISPF trace facility.

To turn tracing on, enter a 1. To turn tracing off, enter a 2 or leave the field blank.

To write to another data set, enter the new name in this field. To go back to the default, clear the field and press Enter.