Displaying BBI-SS PAS journal logs

The Log Display application displays all messages and commands from BMC AMI Ops products that are running in full-screen mode. Use the following procedure to view the log, which can also include target messages.

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To display the BBI-SS PAS journal logs

  1. Perform one of the following actions:
    • From any Primary Option Menu, select L (Log Display application).
    • On any panel of a full-screen application, press the LOG (PF5/17) key.

  2. (optional) To view the origin identifier data and a date field, move the Log Display application window to the left with the PF10/22 key.You can use PF scroll keys or a Log Display primary command to move the Log Display window through the BBI-SS PAS journal.

    Important

    For any commands that were issued with a user password, ? replaces the password in the logged command.

    For each logged message, you can see the following information:

    • Time stamp of the message or command
    • Message origin identifier data, if applicable
    • Message text, as follows:
      • All BBI commands and responses that are issued on behalf of the terminal session users assigned to the BBI-SS PAS
      • All commands and responses that are issued automatically by BBI EXECs if BMC AMI Ops Automation is installed
      • Time stamps for BBI-SS PAS start and stop and the target system start and stop
      • BMC AMI Ops monitor and exception warning messages
      • BBI informational and error messages
      • All Db2 messages issued to the system console from selected target Db2 subsystems if they have been activated in BBPARM member DMRBEX00 (see Customizing after installation)
      • All IMS and DBCTL messages issued to the system console from selected target IMS subsystems if BMC AMI Ops Automation for z/OS is installed. (A rule must be defined as described in Using Rules with BMC AMI Ops Automation.)
      • All IMS messages that go to the AOI exit from selected target IMS subsystems if BMC AMI Ops Automation for IMS is installed. (A rule must be defined as described in Using Rules with BMC AMI Ops Automation.)

 

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