Formatting IMS dumps online

One of the tools available for problem diagnosis is the IMS formatted dump, which formats the control blocks and data areas in an IMS region.

Abnormal Termination

When an abnormal termination occurs and dumping is to be performed, CSECT DFSABND0 gets control from the SCP and gives control to IMS routines to do the dumping. To assist you in locating areas that are dumped, eye catchers are supplied in the formatted dump. See Eye catchers for eye catcher examples.

Exception: Address spaces using BPE (for example, CQS, OM, RM, and SCI) do not provide any online dump formatting output.