Transaction abend analysis functions
The Report menu shown in the following figure is displayed after you select a transaction entry for analysis. The numbered options at the top of the screen are the transaction abend analysis functions.
Report Menu for Transaction Abend Analysis
OPTION ===>
1 DIAGDiagnostic Summary7FILE File Request Summary
2 PROG Program Information 8DB2 DB2 Information
3 TRACE CICS Trace 9L3270 Last 3270 Screen
4 TERM Terminal Detail 10*MQINFOWebSphere MQ Information
5 TASK Task Detail 11*CWI CICS Web Interface
6 CB Control Blocks/Storage 12*LEINFO LE Information
A ABREC Abend Re-creation
D DIRECTRY Abend-AID Directory RSRCDIR Source Directory
S SUMMARY Fault Summary UUSER User Control Facility
N NEWS Product News XEXIT Exit
Diagnostic summary
Displays a thorough analysis of CICS transaction abends, including PL/I, Db2, Hogan, and MSA abends, to help you determine the cause of the transaction failure.
Program information
Identifies all programs involved in an abending task, and it provides direct access to specific program information, such as COBOL linkage, COBOL external data, and program storage.
CICS trace
Displays internal CICS trace information for an abending task in IBM format. Full, short, and abbreviated trace tables in IBM format are available for CICS Transaction Server for z/OS and OS/390. Full and abbreviated trace tables in IBM format are available for CICS 4.1.
Terminal detail
Provides terminal-related information for the terminal associated with the task at the time of the abend.
Task detail
Provides a detailed analysis of the selected task at the time of the transaction abend.
Control blocks/storage
Lists the control blocks related to the failing transaction and provides access to the dump’s hexadecimal storage. In addition, the paperclip function tracks your navigation through storage.
File request summary
Lists all files with areas remaining on the storage chain for the abending transaction. For each file, detailed statistics are available, including information on file access and file requests.
Db2 information
Displays Db2 information such as SQL information, pertinent dates, and Db2 subsystem information. This function is only available if your site has installed Db2 support.
Last 3270 screen
Shows the exact screen image that was displayed when the abend occurred.
Duplicate history
Displays a log of duplicate dump suppression activity. Abend-AID for CICS can suppress duplicate transaction dumps, which allows you to track recurring transaction failures without having to store redundant information.
WebSphere MQ information
Provides access to WebSphere MQ Information associated with the selected transaction abend. This option is only available if your site is licensed for Abend-AID for WebSphere MQ.
CICS web interface information
Provides enhanced diagnostics with web-specific information for abending applications that use the CICS Web Interface (CWI).
Language Environment information
Provides access to the Language Environment (LE) information, including the LE Options Control Block screen, which lets customers using Language Environment (LE) easily identify LE runtime options in effect at the time of the failure in their COBOL or PL/I program and the LE Information Summary screen, which also provides LE heap and stack analysis.