Syntax of the MODIFY command with IDAVDT

You request specific trace functions with the MODIFY (F) command. The syntax is:
 F IDAVDT,function

The values for function are:

READIN[=xx][,KEEP]
Parse the trace entries in IDAVDT00 (the default) or IDAVDTxx and insert them into the dynamic trace save area located in common storage. You can optionally add KEEP, to keep trace entries valid after IDAVDT terminates.
ENABLE=n[,ASID=asid]
Enable a trace entry. n is the trace entry number in the dynamic trace save area. You can optionally specify the ASID of the job where the target data set is opened, to optimize the search time.
DISABLE=n[,ASID=asid]
Disable a trace entry. n is the trace entry number in the dynamic trace save area. You can optionally specify the ASID of the job where the target data set is opened, to optimize the search time.
DISPLAY=n
Display a trace entry, including the status for the trace entry (enabled or disabled). n is the trace entry number in the dynamic trace save area.
VALIDATE=n|ALL
Validate a trace entry, or all trace entries, that are stored in the dynamic trace area.
INVALIDATE=n|ALL
Invalidate a specific trace entry, or all trace entries, that are stored in the dynamic trace area.

Use this if you no longer want future OPENs to be impacted by the trace entry. Otherwise, OPEN will continue to look for a name match for every data set that is opened even if the IDAVDT started task is not active. Once a trace entry has been invalidated, VSAM OPEN will no longer compare that entry with the data sets being opened and all future ENABLE and DISABLE commands against the invalidated entry will fail. Use VALIDATE to validate trace entries that were invalidated by INVALIDATE.

INVALIDATE will not affect data sets that are already opened with VSAM Record Management Trace processing.