The ARCPRPDO (PDA trace formatter) program has a number of options that can assist you in collecting data from ARCPDOY, ARCPDOX, or a copy of either. To process the most recent PDA log entries, issue the SWAPLOG PDA command and then process the data that was placed in the ARCPDOY data set.

ARCPDOX can be browsed while DFSMShsm is running (disposition of the data set must be SHR).

If you need to format ARCPDOX while DFSMShsm is running, turn PDA tracing off with the SETSYS PDA(OFF) command. The SETSYS PDA(ON) command will restore PDA tracing.

The formatter can be used to collect and print data based on your criteria. The options useful for debugging are outlined in the following topics.