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Fault Analyzer for z/OS

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Request to add WTO message extraction

This is a request to add WTO message extraction when using the IDIXCEE invocation exit.
over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

FA: link to Storage Area for Data fields at time of error

In the "Main Report" tab you can have "Data field values at time of abend:" The listed Data items may be truncated.Instead of showing here the complete value of the Data item we prefere to change the Data Item Name to a link. The Target of the Lin...
over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Fault Analyzer Last Screen Secuirty Restriction

We need to be able to restrict access to the 3270 buffer screen also refereed to as last screen. The clear text data witch we do not want all party that have access to the fault analyzer to have access to this screen. Ideally we want to be able to...
almost 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

FA Eclipse: Display program name of Events in Outline

Hi IBM, please add the name of the events program (or load module) within the Event Details outline view. Currently you see only Event 1, Event 2 etc.. which is not very helpful. Maybe this option could become a config-item within the preferences ...
over 4 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 0 Delivered

Change existing VSAM open behavior

An abend during processing invokes a VSAM open of IDISVENU dataset. This VSAM OPEN causes memory fragmentation as the page is not freed after abend processing. This eventually results in a S106 abend when unable to locate a large enough contiguous...
about 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Info needed who locked a Fault Entry

Fault entries can be locked to prevent deletion. The user name field on that panel is an optional field which is to be filled manually. This is insufficient in many cases-A read only field showing the userid who last set the lock flag is required.
over 12 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

User defined messages in Fault Analyzer IDz/Eclipse plug-in

There is a way to use user defined message explanations, abend code explanations and program descriptions in FAN under ISPF environment. Our shop been using IDz for some time already, and more and more people moving into this tooling now. Therefor...
over 2 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

Format CICS Monitoring Data

In CICS region dumps the data from the monitoring domain is easily locatable with Fault Analyzer via "Monitoring Transaction Summary" and there address of TMA. But currently FA only displays DFHMNTDS unformated as normal storage display.FA should ...
over 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

Report location of the abending load module

Improvement is required to report location of the abending load module even in RFR situation. Rather than keeping the fault entry incomplete, complete the information by gathering the information from system dump.
about 8 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Fault Analyser - Cobol 6.1 Dwarf + Side File

For Cobol v6.1 programs, when not in debug mode, we use compile options NOTEST(DWARF),NOSTGOPT,OPTIMIZE(2) and this allows FA to give only the line no of a failing statement. We would like FA to give us the actual failing source statement plus var...
over 5 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered