Logging of detailed error data

Entering Y for the first option, LOG DETAILED ERROR DATA, on the Logging/Abend Control Entry Panel gives you the following additional information for error conditions:

The names of the ISMF module and procedure that detected the error
The ID of the error message associated with the failure and the ID of the last panel displayed before the error
The name of the external service that failed and any error information that the service returned.

Figure 1 is an example of the ISPF log with detailed logging for errors.

Figure 1. ISMF—Detailed Error Entries in the ISPF Log

15:01   *****  ISMF ERROR  ***** - APPLICATION(DGT2 - VOLUME); FUNCTION(SELECT)
15:01                            - RETURN CODE(0016); REASON CODE(1023)
15:01                            - MODULE(DGTFDA41); PROCEDURE(DEVINFO)
15:01                            - MESSAGE ID( - ); LAST PANEL(DGTDVVA1)
15:01                            - SERVICE(DEVINFO); FEEDBACK(10,038,IGBDIS01,1674,)
15:03   *****  ISMF ERROR  ***** - APPLICATION(DGT2 - VOLUME); FUNCTION(SELECT)
15:03                            - RETURN CODE(0008); REASON CODE(0006)
15:03                            - MODULE(DGTFVA03); PROCEDURE(GENAARAY)
15:03                            - MESSAGE ID(DGTDS011 - DGTDS011); LAST PANEL(DGTDVVA1)
15:03                            - SERVICE(DGTFVA04); FEEDBACK(NONE)
15:03   *****  ISMF ERROR  ***** - APPLICATION(DGT1 - DATA SET); FUNCTION(DISPLIST)
15:03                            - RETURN CODE(0008); REASON CODE(0102)
15:03                            - MODULE(DGTFCTCK); PROCEDURE(DCGFCTCK)
15:03                            - MESSAGE ID(DGTCT001 - DGTCT001); LAST PANEL(DGTLDDS1)
15:03                            - SERVICE(NONE); FEEDBACK(EDIT)