Setting specific TRACE options within the DFSMSrmm ISPF dialog

To obtain a trace of all activities for volumes, enter the TRACE command with the VOLUME option as shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. Requesting a trace of volume processing

   Panel  Help
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 EDGP@OPT                 DFSMSrmm Dialog Options Menu
 Option ===>   TRACE VOLUME
 
 1  USER      - Specify processing options
 2  SORT      - Specify list sort options
 3  REPORT    - Specify report options
 
 Enter selected option or END command.  For more info., enter HELP or PF1.

You can use multiple operands to activate tracing for more than one function or EXEC. For example, Figure 2 shows how you can trace:

All data set activities
Volume activities
A DFSMSrmm EXEC named EDGRPDIS
Owner activities

Figure 2. Specifying multiple operands with the trace command

   Panel  Help
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 EDGP@OPT                 DFSMSrmm Dialog Options Menu
 Option ===>   TRACE DATASET VOLUME PDIS OWNER