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OPSLOG Facility

The CA OPS/MVS OPSLOG facility is a good source of information when debugging problems with your automated applications.

OPSLOG PROFILE

This command provides you with filtering capabilities that let you drill down to specific events.

OPSLOG DISPLAY

This command lets you view valuable internal data of all events such as the following:

• route codes
• job name
• job ID
• originating consoles
• event types

Depending on the logic implemented in your rules, the values in these columns can be compared to event variables that you are using in the rule.

The OPSLOG also provides an audit trail of all CA OPS/MVS activity, including messages that may indicate various execution errors in your applications. These messages begin with OPx where x is the fourth character of the subsystem ID of your production CA OPS/MVS, for example, S for the default subsystem OPSS.

Becoming proficient with these OPSLOG tools will help you to debug your applications quickly.

Note: For more information on the OPSVIEW OPSLOG option, see the OPSVIEW User Guide.