The SETSYS ABARSACTLOGTYPE parameter

The SETSYS command ABARSACTLOGTYPE ([SYSOUT[(class)] | DASD]) is provided to select the ABARS activity log output data set type. If SETSYS ABARSACTLOGTYPE is not issued, it defaults to the type specified in the SETSYS ACTLOGTYPE command.

• SYSOUT(class) specifies that messages are written to a spool data set. For class, substitute an alphanumeric character for the class ABARS uses for output. If class is not specified, the default is the SETSYS ACTLOGTYPE SYSOUT class. If ACTLOGTYPE has been set to DASD, the ABARSACTLOGTYPE class defaults to the SETSYS SYSOUT class, which in turn defaults to “A”.
• DASD specifies that an output data set is dynamically created and cataloged.
• SYSOUT is the initial default setting. If SETSYS ABARSACTLOGTYPE has not been issued, each time SETSYS ACTLOGTYPE is issued it makes the corresponding change to the setting of ABARSACTLOGTYPE.
  Note: Once SETSYS ABARSACTLOGTYPE is issued, any subsequent SETSYS ACTLOGTYPE command does not affect the ABARSACTLOGTYPE.