Using the logging/abend control entry panel

Selecting option 1, LOGGING and ABEND CONTROL, on the ISMF profile option menu, displays the panel shown in Figure 1, which allows you to:

Specify the amount of information ISMF records (the first three options shown on the panel in Figure 1). This is discussed in ISMF's use of the ISPF log.
View or change the way ISMF handles abends (the fourth option, "RECOVER FROM ABENDS," shown on the panel in Figure 1). This is discussed in Recovering from abends.
Cause ISMF to automatically present the ERTB display panel (see Figure 1) if an ISMF error record is created whose contents exactly match the field values entered by the user. (Blank fields are not compared.)
This option is used to trap an intermittent failure. It assumes you have some failure-related data (such as the module name, return code, reason code, or feedback information). You must enter this data on the logging/abend control entry panel. For example, if the COPY line operator was failing intermittently with a reason code 103, you would enter the line operator name in the feedback field and the reason code in the reason code field. (See Figure 1.) If the failure occurred again, the trap would spring and ERTB panel would display the failure-related ERTB entry.

Note that after selecting trap conditions, you can enable or disable the trap simply by changing the DISPLAY ERTB WHEN THE RECORD BELOW IS LOGGED field.

Figure 1. ISMF—Entry Panel for Logging and Abend Parameters

   Panel  Utilities  Help
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 DGTDPPF2              LOGGING/ABEND CONTROL ENTRY PANEL
 Command ===>

 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.

Note: The contents of the ERTB field are defined following Figure 1.