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Log File Prefix

Information Specified

Each log file record can include a prefix that specifies the following information:

• The date and time the record was written
• The name of the dialog that wrote the record
• The type of record written (for example, error text or statistics)
• The application user id

This information is used by the print log utility to select log records and format them for output.

By default, a prefix is included when the log file output device is tape or disk, and is omitted when the output device is printer. The default can be overridden through the ADSOBSYS utility and/or at runtime with control statements.

For developers creating their own reports from information in the log file, the DSECT for the log file prefix is provided in CA ADS Batch Print Log Utility.