Controlling Logging and Recovery from Abends

To display or change the ISMF profile parameters for logging and the way ISMF handles abends, enter option 1, LOGGING AND ABEND CONTROL, on the ISMF Profile Option Menu (Figure 1). ISMF displays the Logging/Abend Control Entry Panel (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Specifying Logging and Abend Parameters

  Panel  Utilities  Help
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                      LOGGING/ABEND CONTROL ENTRY PANEL
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Optionally Specify One or More:

  Log Detailed Error Data . . Y  (Y or N)
  Log Inter-module Trace  . . N  (Y or N)
  Log Trace-point Trace . . . N  (Y or N)

  Recover from Abends . . . . Y  (Y or N)

  Display Ertb when the Record Below is Logged . . N     (Y or N)
    Module Name . .                                      (8 Characters)
    Proc Name . . .                                      (1 to 8 Characters)
    Return Code . .                                      (1 to 4 Digits)
    Reason Code . .                                      (1 to 4 Digits)
    Short Msg . . .                                      (8 Characters)
    Long Msg  . . .                                      (8 Characters)
    Service . . . .                                      (1 to 8 Characters)
    Feedback  . . .                                      (1 to 35 Characters)
Use ENTER to Perform Verification;
Use HELP Command for Help; Use END Command to Save and Exit.

The options on the Logging/Abend Control Entry Panel allow you to determine and change the following options:

The kind of logging ISMF performs for your session (the first three options on the panel)
How ISMF attempts to recover from abend conditions
Whether the error table is displayed when the record you specify is logged

For more information on how to use the ISPF log and determining how ISMF handles abends, please refer to z/OS DFSMSdfp Diagnosis.