Writing to the System Log

There are three ways to request that the system write a message to the system log:
  • Your installation may have specified, through SYS1.PARMLIB, that all messages appear at the device that is the hard-copy log.
  • Use the WTL (Write-to-Log) macro.
  • Use the HRDCPY option on the MCSFLAG parameter on the WTO macro.

IBM® recommends that you use the WTO macro to write to the system log.

Parent topic: Writing and Deleting Messages (WTO, WTOR, and DOM Macros)