Gathering diagnostic information with the DISPLAY MEPL command

The DISPLAY MEPL ISPF command allows you to see the applied PTF number and compilation date for each ETI object module in a table with the Object, Service, Date, and Time columns. This command also allows you to provide diagnostic information to the IBM® programming team when software errors arise.

1. On the Db2 Table Editor main panel (ETI$MAIN), specify DISPLAY MEPL on the Option line and press Enter.

   
                             Build Display MEPL JCL                            
   ETI$MEPL                                                                    
   Build JCL in:                                                               
     Data set . . PDMONA.ETI.MEPL                                              
     Member . . . ________                                                     
                                                                               
   Processing options                                                          
     Enter "/" to select option                                                
     _   Specify data set allocation parameters                                
     _   Review generated JCL                                                  
                                                                               
   Job Cards:                                                                  
   ETIMEPL  JOB PDMONA,CLASS=A,NOTIFY=&SYSUID                                 
    _____________________________________________________________________  
    _____________________________________________________________________  
    _____________________________________________________________________  
                                                                                
   Press ENTER to build JCL                                                     
   Press F12 to cancel                                                                      

2. On the Build Display MEPL JCL panel (ETI$MEPL), specify information in the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Build JCL in Data set and Member	Specify a data set name and a member name.
   Specify data set allocation parameters	Select this option to specify data set allocation parameters.
   Review generated JCL	Select this option to review generated JCL.
   Job Cards	Specify job card information.

   When you press Enter, a job is generated and displayed on the screen. This job can be submitted and its output can be attached with any correspondence with IBM. The output of the job contains compilation, level, and APAR information that is useful to the programming staff for diagnosing software problems.

   For all Db2 Table Editor software problems, you must provide the number of the last program temporary fix (PTF) and any relevant authorized program analysis reports (APARs) that were applied. APARs can be determined by using the DISPLAY MEPL command as shown in the example below.

//ETIMEPL7 JOB 
TSNSB,CLASS=A,NOTIFY=&SYSUID
//*  
//DISPMEPL EXEC PGM=ETI3MEPL,REGION=0M  
//STEPLIB  DD   DISP=SHR,DSN=ETI.V450.SETILOAD 
//SYSOUT   DD   SYSOUT=*