File Select Print Utility
If confidentiality prohibits disclosure of complete log contents, you can use the IBM file select print utility (DFSERA10) to copy (not print) these record types to tape. DFSERA10 can select or print log records that contain a specific character or hexadecimal string, irrespective of offset. ETACNTL member ETA#ERA7 contains JCL to use DFSERA10.
For example, to select all records that contain the string ABC, include one of the following SYSIN control cards:
OPTION PRINT E=DFSERA70,C=E,PARM=(DATA=ABC)
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OPTION PRINT E=DFSERA70,C=E,PARM=(DATA=X'C1C2C3')
DFSERA10 is particularly useful when researching terminal-related problems from the IMS log.
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