When you select "Log Data set defaults" from the Log/List
pull-down on the ISPF Settings panel action bar, the panel shown in Figure 1 is displayed.
Figure 1. Log Data Set Defaults panel
(ISPISML1) Log/List Function keys Colors Environ Workstation Identifier Help
─ ┌──────────────────────────── ISPF Settings ────────────────────────────┐ ──
│ Log Data Set Defaults │
│ More: + │ +
O │ Process option . . . . 1. Print data set and delete │
│ 2. Delete data set (without printing) │
│ 3. Keep data set (append subsequent │
│ information to same data set) │
│ 4. Keep data set and allocate new data set │
│ Batch SYSOUT class . . │
│ Local printer ID or │
│ writer-name . . . . . │
│ Local SYSOUT class . . │
│ Lines per page . . . . 60 │
│ Primary pages . . . . 10 │
│ Secondary pages . . . 10 │
│ Log Message ID . . . . (/ = Yes) │
│ F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F7=Backward F8=Forward │
T │ F9=Swap F12=Cancel │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Command ===> LOGDSD
F1=Help F2=Split F3=Exit F7=Backward F8=Forward F9=Swap
F10=Actions F12=Cancel
- Local printer ID or writer name
- Enter the name that your installation has assigned to an IBM® 328x type of printer or the
name of the external writer program. The default is blank. If you
enter a name in this field, be sure to leave the Batch SYSOUT class
field empty.
- Lines per page
- ISPF uses this value to determine when to cause a page eject if
the eject control is not provided by the dialog; for example, when
the dialog issues a LIST service request without the CC keyword specified.
Lines per page can range from 1 to 999. The initial default is
60. Normal values for lines per page are:
- 60
- When printing 6 lines per inch
- 80
- When printing 8 lines per inch.
- Primary/Secondary pages
- Primary/secondary allocation parameters are specified in terms
of the anticipated number of pages of printout. These values are automatically
converted by ISPF to the appropriate number of blocks before allocating
space for the log data set. The initial default setting is 100 for
both Primary pages and Secondary pages.
Specify a primary allocation
of zero to prevent allocation and generation of the log.
If
you modify the primary/secondary allocation parameters after the data
set has been allocated, the new values take effect the next time you
start ISPF. The log data set is allocated the first time you perform
some action that results in a log message, such as saving edited data
or submitting a batch job.
- Log Message ID
- If you select the Log Message ID option, the message ID is automatically
added to the long message text written in the LOG data set.
If you request default processing options for the log data set,
these rules apply:
- If you specify Print data set and delete (1), you must also specify
a Batch SYSOUT class and job statement information. If you specify
Print data set and delete for both log and list, you can specify different
Batch SYSOUT classes, but only one job is submitted for printing both
data sets.
- If you specify routing to a local printer, you must specify a
Local printer ID or writer name, and Batch SYSOUT must be blank. You
can also enter a Local SYSOUT class if one is defined.
If you do not follow these rules or do not specify default processing
options, primary option X or the RETURN command causes the final termination
panel to be displayed.