Implementing Activity Logs › Customize Activity Log Settings

Customize Activity Log Settings

The activity logs record system messages and messages that occur in the region. You can customize the LOGFILES parameter group to do the following to suit the requirements of your site:

• Disable the logging of system messages
• Allocate additional activity log files

To customize the LOGFILES parameter group

1. Enter /PARMS at the prompt.

   The Customizer : Parameter Groups panel appears.

2. Enter U next to the LOGFILES parameter group.

   Fields appear that let you customize the parameter group.

3. Complete the fields, as required, and press F6 (Action).

   The new settings are activated.

4. Press F3 (File).

   The information is saved.

Disable System Message

By default, system messages are delivered to the activity log.

To disable system message logging, set the value in the Log Operating System Messages? field to NO.

Disable Command Logging

By default, system commands received by the region are delivered to the activity log.

To disable system command logging, set the value in the Log Commands? field to NO.

Allocate Activity Log Files

During initialization, the region is allocated three activity log files. However, you can allocate up to seven files.

Note: As supplied, the log file IDs and data set names are, respectively, NMLOGnn and dsnpref.NMLOGnn. (dsnpref is the data set prefix used during the setup of the region).

To make more than three files available to the region

1. Define additional logging data sets.
2. After the first Parameter Group panel opens, press F8 (Forward).

   The next panel appears.

3. Complete the fields for each file you want to make available. The following is an example:

 PROD------------------- Customizer : Parameter Group ---------------Page 2 of 3
 Command ===>                                                  Function=Browse
                                                                            
 |- LOGFILES - Log File Specifications ----------------------------------------|
 | Log File ID 2 ................ NMLOG02                                      |
 |   Log File Dataset Name 2 .... AUDE0.DENM1.NMLOG02                          |
 |   File Disposition 2 ........+ SHR                                          |
 |   Log File VSAM Options 2 ...+ LSR SIS DEFER                                |
 |                                                                             |
 | Log File ID 3 ................ NMLOG03                                      |
 |   Log File Dataset Name 3 .... AUDE0.DENM1.NMLOG03                          |
 |   File Disposition 3 ........+ SHR                                          |
 |   Log File VSAM Options 3 ...+ LSR SIS DEFER                                |
 |                                                                             |
 | Log File ID 4 ................                                              |
 |   Log File Dataset Name 4 ....                                              |
 |   File Disposition 4 ........+ SHR                                          |
 |   Log File VSAM Options 4 ...+                                              |
 |                                                                             |

To allocate more files

1. Press F8 (Forward).
2. Press F6 (Action)

   The new settings are applied.

3. Press F3 (File).

   The information is saved.