Advanced Scheduling Techniques › Controlling the Request Log File (LOG)

Controlling the Request Log File (LOG)

You can change how often the server sends you a log file about what happened when it ran your request. This change requires LOG authorization. Normally, you receive a request log file when a request does not run, when it stops because of an exceptional event such as an error, or when it runs for the last time.

You can complete the following tasks with this feature:

• Receive positive verification each time an important request runs
• Have the log file of an important request sent to another user
• Avoid creating log files for requests that seldom fail or that you check on normally.

You can use the QUERY command to review the same information that appears in a request log, along with other request status information. For more details, see Listing Request Information.

If you schedule a request using the request execution monitor, a CA VM:Schedule feature your system may use for request tracking and control, the server sends you a second log file containing more extensive reporting about how the request ended. See Monitoring Requests for more information about the request execution monitor.