Using CFA from an MVS console

To use the CFA transaction from an MVS console, issue the MODIFY (F) command with the CFA command parameter. The CFA command syntax is shown below.

Figure 1. CFA command syntax

1  CFA
2.1 FNDCLEAR
2.1 
2.2.1 Install
2.2.1 Uninstall
2.1 (
2.1 + ,
2.2.1 XPcabnd
2.2.1 XDureq
2.2.1 Le
2.2.1 Sdump
2.2.1 *
2.1 )
2.1  XEIIN (
2.2.1 U
2.2.1  I (
2.2.2.1 SDUMP
2.2.2.1 TXN
2.2.2.1 BOTH
2.2.1 )
2.1 )

where:

FNDCLEAR
Clears the FND area (see description in Using CFA from a CICS terminal).
INSTALL | UNINSTALL
Installs or uninstalls specific Fault Analyzer CICS® exits (other than the XEIIN global user exit). Each of the options below can be specified in any sequence, enclosed in parenthesis:
XPCABND
Installs or uninstalls the CICS® XPCABND global user exit.
XDUREQ
Installs or uninstalls the CICS® XDUREQ global user exit.
LE
Installs or uninstalls the CICS® IDIXCCEE LE abnormal termination exit.
SDUMP
Installs or uninstalls CICS® SVC dump screening.
*
Installs or uninstalls all of the above (XPCABND, XDUREQ, LE and SDUMP).
XEIIN
Installs or uninstalls the Fault Analyzer CICS® XEIIN global user exit.
U
Uninstalls the XEIIN exit.
I
Installs the XEIIN exit for the specified operation:
SDUMP
Installs the CICS® XEIIN global user exit for system dumps.
TXN
Installs the CICS® XEIIN global user exit for transaction dumps.
BOTH
Installs the CICS® XEIIN global user exit for both system and transaction dumps.

Examples:

  • To uninstall all exits from CICS® region CICS01, enter the command:
    F CICS01,CFA U(*)
  • To install the LE exit for use by CICS® region TESTCICS, enter the command:
    F TESTCICS,CFA I(L)
  • To install the XPCABND and XDUREQ exits for use by CICS® region PRODCICS, enter the command:
    F PRODCICS,CFA I(XP,XD)
  • To clear the FND area in CICS® region MYCICS, enter the command:
    /F MYCICS,CFA FNDCLEAR
  • To uninstall the XEIIN exit from CICS® region CICSP1, enter the command:
    /F CICSP1,CFA XEIIN(U)
  • To install the XEIIN exit for system dumps by CICS® region CICSA, enter the command:
    /F CICSA,CFA XEIIN(I(SDUMP))