You can set varying tracing levels for specific IBM® Explorer for z/OS® components.
During execution, 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.
To set tracing levels for IBM Explorer for z/OS components,
do these steps:
- Click .
- In the list of preference pages, click Tracing.
The
Tracer Name list displays
components for which tracing is available. The default 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.