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))