•TraceView provides an interpretation of the important fields (in the manner of ACF/TAP) for all relevant SNA buffer trace records as they come into the Decoder batch run. The records displayed may be limited by setting options. The entire content of each record is provided in HEX and in EBCDIC where possible. Complete interpretations are available for TSC buffer trace records, Line trace records, and CSP/SIT trace records.
• The On-Line reports can be reviewed by the VTAM systems programmer in order to: − determine whether the trace inputs gathered are focused ones − examine what happened during the command flow when an error occurred − know what response time is like on the network − review error indicators with their associated timestamps, as well as any possible hardware and/or software mismatches.
• The APPC Session Report, a critical tool for diagnosing and tuning all APPC applications, breaks out logical sessions from multi-threaded, parallel LU 6.2 session data, providing detailed information about session flow and command exchanges.
• Intelligent data filtering allows massive quantities of data to be filtered into usable reports by node name, date/ time, APPC session, or grouping, for quick diagnostic needs.
• To assist in problem diagnosis, CLEVER Decoder provides the means to issue DISPLAY, MODIFY, and VARY VTAM commands.
• The Trace Start/Stop Time report helps determine whether the trace inputs gathered are focused ones, showing the type of trace and its duration in terms of starting and ending times for the problem node.
• The Sequence of Execution report reveals the command flow, their contents, and where the process ended by showing the flow between primary and secondary nodes in the network and the SSCP. The conversation flow between the SNA and SDLC commands is also shown.
• The Transit Time Distribution report provides a breakdown of response times for: VTAM inbound, application, VTAM outbound, and the network time (with the DR time). It allows the VTAM systems programmer to know the VTAM queue time vs. the application queue time as well as the total network time estimation.