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SKIP keyword for the ANALYZE control statement

You can use the SKIP keyword on the ANALYZE control statement to specify a number (1 through 9999999999) of log records in an input log data set to skip before Log Analyzer begins to process records. The default is SKIP=0, which skips no records.

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If you specify the SKIP keyword, you must specify one SLDS keyword. The SLDS keyword is required, and multiple SLDS keywords are not allowed.

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Example

You are analyzing the log records in a single log data set named IMSP.LOG00001. To skip processing of the first 9,000 records in the log data set, specify the following keywords on the ANALYZE control statement:

SLDS=(IMSP.LOG00001,R141)

SKIP=9000

For more information about the SKIP keyword, see Skipping-and-limiting-log-records.

 

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