Viewing messages in the common message log

The common message log lets you see messages from most Infoprint Server components and from PSF for z/OS® (PSF) in one place. The log can contain messages from:

• All components of Infoprint Server except for IP PrintWay™ basic mode

  IP PrintWay extended mode writes its messages only to the common message log. Other components (such as NetSpool and Print Interface), also write messages to other locations (such as the NetSpool message-log data set and the system console log).

• IBM transform products that work with Infoprint Server

  For information about whether a transform writes messages to the common message log, see the documentation for the transform.

• PSF for z/OS (PSF)

  PSF V4R4 and later can be customized to write messages for print jobs and printers to the common message log.

Infoprint Central lets authorized users view messages in the common message log for selected print jobs and printers. In addition, Infoprint Server administrators can use the aoplogu command to select messages in a particular time range and copy them to a file or view them on the terminal.

You can enter the aoplogu command on the z/OS UNIX command line, or you can submit a batch job that runs the aoplogu command. Infoprint Server provides sample job AOPLOGUS in SYS1.SAMPLIB to run the aoplogu command. You must edit sample job AOPLOGUS before submitting it.