CA Datacom How to confirm logging is on and in place

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• Datacom/DB

Issue/Introduction

How can I confirm and prove that logging in CA Datacom is turned on and working? 

We are using Logging for Auditing purposes.

 

 

 

Environment

Release : 15.1

Component : CA DATACOM/DB

Resolution

The CA Datacom  logging system stores log records in the LXX which are then spilled to the RXX.  
Logging is always on as it is used to perform transaction backout, it can't be turned off. 
However, it is only useful for recovery or for auditing purposes if LOGRCV is either YES or NO which causes the LXX records to be spilled to the RXX. If LOGRCV=NEVER, no RXX files are created so recovery is not possible.
Logging must also be turned on for each table. Only tables with LOGGING=YES will be logged to the LXX. 

For audit purposes reports can be obtained from the RXX by running DBUTLTY with:
REPORT AREA=RXX. 

To check the LOGRCV setting look for the following message in the MUF startup:
DB01900I - LOGRCV      NO  

It should be NO or YES.

This information can also be obtained by running DBUTLTY with:
REPORT AREA=LXX

Look for :
MASTER LIST RCV OPTION -  NO  

You can also confirm that records are being written to the LXX in the following MUF shutdown report:

                                            MUF EOJ LOG STATUS INFORMATION                     
                                                                                               
MUF EOJ, LOG CLOSED, CLEAN EOJ                                                                 
LOG RECORD BYTES-2,762,412 WRITTEN-6,004,185                                                   
LOG CONTROL BYTES-57,344 ROLLBACK-0                                                            
LOG RECORD SEQ-4,591 LOG BLOCK SEQ-2,450                                                       

To check if your application tables have Logging turned on run DBUTLTY with:

REPORT AREA=CXX, DBID=nnnn

Each table should have:
LOGGING - YES

Additional Information

See the CA Datacom documentation in TechDocs sections Using Logging, LOGRCV, Log Area (LXX) Report and Recovery File (RXX) Report