ISPF Panel Trace for Endevor

Products

• Endevor
• Endevor Natural Integration

Issue/Introduction

This is a knowledge document on how to set up a ISPDPTRC panel trace. This trace will show everything to do with the panels that were executed and what the user entered. This can be a good method to ensure the user is using valid panels.

Environment

z/OS with ISPF

Resolution

Details on this IBM utility can be found by searching for ISPDPTRC.

Allocate the file that will have the trace yes the DD name must be ISPDPTRC:

     alloc fi(ispdptrc) dsn(ispdptrc) lrecl(255) recfm(v,b) dsorg(ps) new

To activate the trace enter at the command line

     TSO ISPDPTRC READ(DETAIL)

To stop the trace enter

     TSO ISPDPTRC