The CICS log manager

The CICS® log manager provides facilities for the creation, control, and retrieval of journals when CICS is running. Journals are intended to record, in chronological order, any information that you might later need to reconstruct data or events. For example, you can create journals to act as audit trails; to record database updates, additions, and deletions for backup purposes; or to track transaction activity in the system.

The CICS log manager controls all logging and journaling using services provided by z/OS® System Logger. The CICS log manager supports:
  • The CICS system log
  • Forward recovery logs
  • Auto-journals for file control and terminal control operations
  • User journals
z/OS System Logger provides:
  • Media management and archiving
  • Log data availability through direct, and sequential, access to log records