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djf · Beginner Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68 Topics: 27

Does anyone have a pointer to a document or set of JCL for setting up the needed system logger files?

I HATE this stuff! Great idea! Terrible implementation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I SHOULD NOT have to read a freakin 500 page Redbook about z/OS system logger just to start a CICS region!!

Arrrrrghhh!!!!

djf · Beginner Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68 Topics: 27

PS: Env z/OS 1.10, CICS TS 3.1

warp5 · Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:09 am Post subject:

There are quite a few things to set up, I have not done this in a while so I am not sure. I assume you already have the system files set up. This is the JCL to set up the logger for a CICS.

djf · Beginner Joined: 06 Feb 2007 Posts: 68 Topics: 27

I have the whole region set up. It even comes up and I can log on. Then, I do a CEDA tran and it dies!

Nowheres is there a good explanation of this. There are six comments that come with the CICS install JCL that create different kinds of logs. Sensible comments are non existent.

I've read through the CICS doc, and NOWHERES can I find a page that says:

Here's the deal: you need log types A,B,C
They can be specifically allocated or you can gen a model...

Since turning on CICSts 3.1, I've done three OS upgrades. Each time, I fight this logger stuff. Each time, I finally get it working some way or another. Each time, by the time I get it up I am so sick of z/OS logger that I don't WANT to change it, I don't WANT to play with it, I don't even WANT to understand it!

I can literally go completely all the way through a Custompac install in less time than it takes me to get my CICS regions up! Because of the Logger junk!!

Thank you kindly. I will try it.

warp5 · Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:15 am Post subject:

I do know very well what you mean, I fought with this too. The concepts and datasets changed with some of the z/OS releases on top of it. I think there is a red book about this subject, but, like I said, it has been a while since I fought with this stuff.