You can set varying tracing levels for specific Developer for z/OS® components.
About this task
During tracing, trace entries are produced and placed in the
workspace\.metadata\.trace file. The number of entries and the amount of
detail that is generated is determined by the setting of the tracing level for various
tracers. The tracers are listed on the Tracing preference page. A
tracing level is specified for each tracer, and, if tracing is enabled, the
.trace file is populated with entries that contain a level equal to or less
than the specified level. A trace shows the flow of the execution of a program and can help with
troubleshooting and debugging problems.
Procedure
To set tracing levels for Developer for z/OS components,
do these steps:
-
In the Preferences window, click Tracing.
The
Tracer Name list displays components for which tracing is
available. The default tracing level for
com.ibm.ftt.core.migration.impl is
FINEST.
The default for the remaining components is
NONE, which means that no
tracing is done for the component. Other available tracing levels include the following values:
- FINE - records trace data for basic debugging information such as
input and output date.
- FINER - records trace data such as conversion data and traps that
are to be ignored.
- FINEST - records trace data such as entry and exit data for
methods.
- To include trace entries regardless of their levels, change
the tracing level to FINEST.
The volume of data generated is greater, but might provide
the information that is required to solve some problems.
- Click Restore Defaults after the
trace is captured.