Your ISMF profile determines the way ISMF runs during your session. The information that is stored in your profile controls these processes:

• The user mode
• The logging of trace and error data
• The way ISMF recovers from abends
• The way background jobs are processed

ISMF provides initial settings for your profile, but you can modify the settings to fit your needs.

This chapter shows you how to perform the following tasks:

• Invoke the Profile option.
• Specify a user mode.
• Change the initial ISMF settings to:
  • Control logging errors and recover from abends.
  • Submit background job information.