Introduction to component reference

The component reference section describes the diagnostic information and tools available for IBM® MVS™ components. The information covered in each topic varies depending on what diagnostic information or tools are available for a particular component. However, nearly all topics describe the component output formatted from SVC, stand-alone, or SYSMDUMP dumps by the interactive problem control system (IPCS). This introduction includes:

• Using IPCS to format component dump data containing basic information about using IPCS.
• Summary of dump and trace information for components containing a summary of dump commands.