Running traces

This topic describes how to run a trace of a transform. The service representative in the IBM® Support Center might ask you to run a trace to aid in diagnosing a problem. If so, the representative will tell you how and where to send the trace information. You do not have to interpret the trace. Send it to your service representative.

You can run a trace of a transform in these ways:

In a printer definition:

Use the Filter field in a printer definition.

Run the job that you want to trace, and then either remove the trace options or specify a different trace file name in the -F option before you run the next job. A different trace file name should be used or the transform will overwrite the old trace data. For more information about the -F option, see Trace options.

In the filter-options job attribute:

Use the filter-options job attribute specified with the lp command, or use any other job-submission method that lets you specify Infoprint Server job attributes (such as when you submit a job by using the Infoprint Port Monitor).

On the transform command:

Use the afpxpcl, afpxpdf, or afpxps command.

With each of these methods, you can use the trace options that are explained in Trace options.

For examples, see Examples of running traces.