This section describes how to obtain a standard MVS snap dump of application program storage by using the OCI SNAP command.

The following command is an example (PAYROLL1 is the job name):

F PAYROLL1,SNAP

When you enter the SNAP command, AR/CTL issues the MVS SNAP macro with the DDATA=ALL parameter at completion of the next AR/CTL or DL/I call. AR/CTL dynamically allocates the snap dump output data set to the default SYSOUT class. For a complete description of the SNAP macro, see the IBM MVS/ESA Supervisor Services and Macro Instructions manual.

An on-demand snap dump does not cause program termination.

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