TIMEZONE keyword for the ANALYZE control statement

• LOCAL

  Use the offset that is specified in the z/OS system that is executing the Log Analyzer job. Using this offset, Log Analyzer automatically converts time values to the equivalent coordinated universal time (UTC), also referred to as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

• GMT

  Use UTC times. Log Analyzer interprets and displays all time values as UTC times.

  Warning

  Note

  Using TIMEZONE=GMT is the safest option because IMS always writes log records with GMT values. With GMT, no confusion can result from time shifts (standard time to daylight savings time, or daylight savings time to standard time) or analysis of records from multiple time zones.

  Even if you usually specify TIMEZONE=LOCAL, if you are analyzing logs across a time shift you might want to specify TIMEZONE=GMT. With this specification, Log Analyzer automatically handles the time shift for you.

• (-hhmm) or (+hhmm)

  Use the specified offset instead of the offset that is specified in the z/OS system that is executing the Log Analyzer job. Using this offset, Log Analyzer interprets and displays time values as GMT plus or minus the specified number of hours and minutes. If you want to work in local time but Log Analyzer is processing log records that were created in a different time zone than your own, you might find it easiest to specify TIMEZONE=(-hhmm) or TIMEZONE=(+hhmm).

  Warning

  Note

  You must use 15-minute increments for the mm units. If you use any other increment, you will encounter an error message.

• ORIGINAL

  Automatically determine and display the local time offset from GMT by using the UTC or IMS timestamps in log records within the SLDS.

  You cannot specify TIMEZONE=ORIGINAL if you specify START and STOP timestamps on the INTERVAL control statement.

The default is TIMEZONE=LOCAL.