Option 5 — SUBMIT

The IPCS MVS™ Dump Batch Job Option Menu panel, Figure 1, offers batch processing of dumps or other problem data, including logrec records. Invoke this panel by selecting option 5 (SUBMIT) from the IPCS Primary Option Menu panel.

Figure 1. IPCS MVS Dump Batch Job Option Menu Panel

 -------------------- IPCS MVS DUMP BATCH JOB OPTION MENU ------------------- 
 OPTION ===> _ 
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    1SADUMP     - Prepare stand alone dump for analysis * USERID  - USER1
    2SVCDUMP    - Prepare SVC dump for analysis         * DATE    - 95/05/17
    3SYSMDUMP   - Prepare SYSMDUMP for analysis         * JULIAN  - 95.137
    4SUPPLEMENT - Perform supplementary dump analysis   * TIME    - 16:45
    5EREP       - Process software data using EREP      * PREFIX  - USER1
                                                        * TERMINAL- 3278
 JOB STATEMENT INFORMATION: (Verify before proceeding)  * PF KEYS - 24
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   ===> //USER1 JOB ACCT57,'IBM PSR',NOTIFY=USER1,
   ===> // MSGCLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(2,1)
   ===>
   ===>
   ===>
   ===>

Enter END to end batch job processing.

Use this panel to select the type of batch job and to set up the JOB statement to be used with the job.

Note:

When you submit a batch job from any one of these panels, IPCS requires exclusive use of your user dump directory. Either submit the batch job using a different dump directory than your current directory or free your current user dump directory for the batch job to run.
The job submission dialog assumes that the SYS1.CMDLIB system data set is in the system LNKLST concatenation.

For quick turn-around, run your job with the output directed to a hold queue. When the job completes, view the output online by:

Using a TSO/E OUTPUT command to copy the output into a TSO/E data set
Using the PDF BROWSE option

1 SADUMP
Use the SADUMP option to prepare a stand-alone dump that is on tape for dump analysis. It submits a job that copies the dump to DASD and invokes the BLSCSCAN CLIST to generate an initial dump analysis screening report.

Note: If the stand-alone dump is already on DASD, use SUPPLEMENT.
2 SVCDUMP
Use the SVCDUMP option to prepare an SVC dump for dump analysis. It submits a job that invokes the BLSCBSVB CLIST to generate a diagnostic screening report.
3 SYSMDUMP
Use the SYSMDUMP option to prepare a SYSMDUMP dump for problem analysis. It submits a job that invokes the BLSCBSYB CLIST to generate a diagnostic screening report.
4 SUPPLEMENT
Use the SUPPLEMENT option to enter an IPCS subcommand, CLIST, or REXX exec to be processed as a batch job against a designated dump.

To use this option to prepare a stand-alone dump that is on DASD for dump analysis, specify BLSCSCAN as the CLIST to be invoked.
5 EREP
Use the EREP option to request the Environmental Record Editing and Printing Program (EREP) to process logrec records. EREP places the results in a SYSOUT data set, which you can read online.
After you provide the JOB statement and select option 5, IPCS displays the Process Software Data Using EREP panel. On this panel you select:
- The type of the input and, for a history data set or logrec data set, the name of the data set. For input from the log stream, IPCS ignores the data set name field, if filled in.
  If you enter the full data set name, including the first qualifier, enclose the data set name in apostrophes. If you omit the first qualifier, do not enclose the name in apostrophes; the system will add a first qualifier, which is the data set name prefix in your TSO/E profile.
- The SYSOUT class for the output and, if desired, other JCL options for SYSOUT. IPCS does not check the other options. If you select a held queue for the output, you can see it online as soon as the job completes.
- Other options that limit the number of logrec records to be formatted. Considerations for these options are:
  - Start and stop times must be in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for records from the logrec data set or a history data set. The stop time should include the last minute. For example, to process records for an entire day, specify a start time of 00:00 and a stop time of 24:00. If the stop time is 23:59, the last minute's records are not included.
    To make sure that all records are included, IPCS adds 24 hours to the specified stop time. The reason is that the logrec records are stored in a single block that is time stamped after the last record is stored; this time stamp may be much later than the time of the desired records.
  - In the OTHER OPTIONS field, IPCS initially supplies TYPE=S, meaning only software logrec records.

The IPCS dialog provides online help for specifying the parameters of each job. Press PF1 or type HELP to access the online help.

See z/OS MVS IPCS Commands for more information about the CLISTs that this option invokes.