Debugging command for ChekPlex and General Transaction Server (GTS) issues

Products

• JCLCheck Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

A ChekPlex job caused a S913 abend.  A dump was not taken.  The security violation message referenced a catalog which does not help.  The validating job has been deleted.  If the problem recurs, which GTS command may be used for diagnosis?  

Environment

Release : 12.0

Component : JCLCheck Workload Automation

                      General Transaction Server

Resolution

In this case, use the HARDEN command.

- F GTSname,CMDCP HARDEN(myhlq.gts):   catalog all the GTS temporary files.  The cataloged temp file(s) contain output from JCLCheck that is written before the failure.

  Example of cataloged temp files: 

     myhlq.gts.D2022365.T005BFCA.I

    myhlq.gts.D2022365.T005BFCD.P

    myhlq.gts.D2022365.T005BFCD.T

- F GTSname,CMDCP HARDEN: switch back to temporary files. 

Be sure to delete the cataloged temp files when they are no longer used.