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Fault Analyzer for z/OS

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FA - Fast switching in storage display

During interactive dump analysis we need to switch easily between sidefile based storage display and storage dump display of the same area of data. The „raw“ dump display is more suitable to inspect the program's storage areas for overlays or to g...
almost 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 3 Delivered

Display PCB Database List Summary in IMS Abend Dumps

Currently the PCB Database List is displayed as continuous text that has to be scrolled through to see the status code for each DBD. The PCB Database List should be displayed showing each DBD as shown below in Use Case. In the example, the current...
about 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 4 Delivered

Enhance output from DSECT Command

To enhance the user experience in Fault Analyzer we are defining some common application storage areas as DSECTs in order to use these descriptions with FA's DSECT command.Currently FA shows the mapped data only in hexa decimal format. I suggest t...
about 10 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 4 Delivered

READ access in Fault Analyzer plug-in

We configure resource protection Fault Analyzer via RACF and we are facing a problem of HISTORY file. We created the file HLQ.FA141.HISTORY and a discrete file profile for him with permission to READ to interested parties.When access to the FA is ...
over 5 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Add an option to bypass the EQAUEDAT exit for Fault Analyzer

For DoITT NYC, we modified the EQAUEDAT exit routine to bypass the invocation by Fault Analyzer. This was specialized code that did nothing when calling the EQAUEDAT exit when the calling program is IDIDA. With this change, future customers reques...
over 6 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

C compile listing Should be Recognized by Fault Analyzer

C compile listings stored in BNS Endevor libraries (generated by BNS Endevor C program processor) are not recognized by Fault analyzer as acceptable listing file.
over 6 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Dynamic history file unallocation from IDIS subsystem(s)

Provide a means of unallocating a specific history file from the IDIS subsystem for maintenance such as with an operator MODIFY command so we don't have to bounce all the IDIS subsystems. Ideally, entering the command on one system will be passed ...
over 6 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered

Add option to customize default jobcard in IDICNF00

In Fault Analyzer, Jobcard for Reanalysis batch option is customizable using ISPF Menu - Option- Batch Reanalysis Option.- Jobcard Style : S or P We have two way to parameter this default jobcard : - Using S and fill a complete jobcard : General O...
over 6 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

User exit capability in FAN plug-in

There is ability under ISPF in Fault Analyzer to use 'user exits' to format fault ids. F.e. User Formatting Exit which allows users to write customized formatted sections in Fault Analyzer reports. This functionality we use quite often in ISPF and...
over 6 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 2 Delivered

Provide STEPLIB information to control exit

Provide STEPLIB data to FA exits.
about 7 years ago in Fault Analyzer for z/OS 1 Delivered