Printing log records and trace table entries

You can use the File Select and Formatting Print utility (DFSERA10) to print both log records from the IMS log data set and the externalized trace table entries that are recorded in the DFSTRAxx data set.

Formatting of the DFSTRAxx trace entries is similar to formatting trace records that are contained on the IMS log; however, the external trace data set contains only records with an ID of X'67FA'.

Figure 1 and Figure 2 show examples of unformatted and formatted log records. Unformatted log records include the prefix area record, the subrecord, data, and a table offset in hexadecimal. The formatted record contains the data area with its actual offset address and the table offsets.

Figure 1. Unformatted output using DFSERA10
Graphic shows unformatted output. It points to "physical displacement," "prefix record," "record sequence for this abend," "ABENDU0252," "subrecord," "PST address," "prefix record," "subrecord," and "no address on block (PST) continuation."
Figure 2. Formatted output using DFSERA10 with option statement, Exit=DFSERA30
Graphic displays formatted output using DFSERA10 with option statement, Exit+DFSERA30. Has 3 main blocks of . The first block, which begins with "DFSERA30 - FORMATTED LOG PRINT," has an arrow labeled "ABENDU0252" that points at the second row at entry "0252." The second block, which begins with "PST," has an arrow labeled "original address displacement" that points at the first column, second row at entry "008DD050"; has an arrow labeled "table displacement" that points at the second column, second row at entry "000000."