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Analyzing SVC dumps

The term SVC dump refers to the following types of standard IBM machine readable dumps supported by Abend-AID for CICS:

  • Dumps taken using the SDUMP or SDUMPX macro instruction
  • Console dumps taken using the MVS DUMP system command
  • Dumps taken as the result of a SLIP trap with the ACTION=SVCD parameter soecified
  • SYSMDUMPs taken as a result of a program ABEND in a jobstep containing a SYSMDUMP DD statement
  • Dumps taken using the IEATDUMP macro instruction

This section describes how to analyze SVC dumps using the SVC Dump Diagnostic Summary. Because the summary provides direct access to much of the information needed for diagnosing the dump, begin analysis using this screen. Also described are the following screens that are accessible from the SVC Dump Diagnostic Summary. They provide additional information about the region dump:

Note

By default, CICS diagnostic information is displayed when you select a CICS SVC dump that has been analyzed by Abend-AID for CICS. See Analyzing CICS Region Dumps for more information. However, you can also access SVC dump information for CICS SVC dumps.

Online help is available for any Abend-AID for CICS screen, field, system message, or command.

 

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