DFM trace options

The valid options for use with this trace facility are:

Table 1. Valid Options for this Trace Facility
Trace Event Description
ENTRY All module entries.
EXIT Module exits with nonzero return codes only.
EXITA All module exits.
CALL Equivalent to specifying both ENTRY and EXIT.
UEXIT Entries and exits of user exits.
RRTN Entries and exits of recovery routines.
CB Control block changes.
POST Usage of certain MVS services.
COMP=(DFM) Specifies Distributed FileManager/MVS.
SUBCOMP=(component- list) Specifies minor functional areas within the specified major areas.

The following terms are used to designate the functional areas of Distributed FileManager/MVS management:

COMP SUBCOMP

DFM

ALL
GAM
GCA
GCS
GFL

Note:
  1. You can also specify ALL rather than a list for both the COMP and SUBCOMP keywords.
  2. You can specify the SUBCOMP keyword without specifying the COMP keyword.

The following is an example of an OPTIONS reply to cause tracing of all module entries and nonzero exits for the GCS subcomponent of Distributed FileManager/MVS.

OPTIONS=(CALL,COMP(DFM),SUBCOMP(GCS))

The following command will turn off the trace facility:
TRACE CT,OFF,COMP=SYSSMS