Trace

CICS® trace is a debugging aid for application programmers, system programmers, and IBM® field engineers. It produces trace entries in response to trace commands.

The trace entries can be sent to any trace destination that is currently active. The destinations are:
  • Internal trace table
  • Auxiliary trace data set
  • Generalized trace facility (GTF) data set

For information about trace destinations, see Using traces in problem determination.

You can:
  • Specify user trace entry points (ENTER TRACENUM).
  • Switch CICS internal trace on or off using the SET TRACEDEST, SET TRACEFLAG, and SET TRACETYPE commands.