SOLVE/NetMaster - How to print the Activity Log to a Dataset

Products

• CMDB for z/OS
• NetSpy Network Performance
• NetMaster Network Automation
• SOLVE
• NetMaster Network Management for SNA
• NetMaster Network Management for TCP/IP
• NetMaster File Transfer Management
• SOLVE:Operations Automation
• SOLVE:Access Session Management
• SOLVE:FTS

Issue/Introduction

Printing the Activity Log to a data set in preparation for sending to SOLVE/NetMaster Support.

Environment

Release:
Component: solve

Resolution

Printing the Activity Log to a Dataset:

1. Enter /PSM on the command line to get to the PSM Primary Menu
   
   
2. From the PSM Primary Menu select F for Forms mgmt - make sure there is one set up for the log:
   Mine is called MYFORM and it has the following:

     Lines per Page,.....,60 ,,
     Columns per Page,...,132,,
     Banner Page,........,*DEFAULT,,  Setup Name,.........,
          (No other options are filled in other than FORMNAME)

3. From the PSM Primary Menu select P for Printer Definitions - If you do not have one set up to print to a dataset, you will need to ADD a definition similar to the following:

   Printer Name,.....,MYDSN     , 
   Type,.............,EXIT ,(JES, VTAM, ALIAS, EXIT)
   
   Description,......,PRINT TO MY DATA SET
   Lower Case,.......,YES,,       (YES or NO)
   Line Limit,.......,0      ,,   (Range 0 to 999999)
   Form Name,........,MYFORM     ,    <<<<-NOTE the form name here
   ALIAS Printer
     ,Real Name,......,             ,(Real printer name)
   JES Printer
     ,Destination,....,                   ,(destid.userid)
     ,Output Class,...,     ,,        (One alphanumeric character)
   VTAM Printer
     ,LU Name,........,         ,
     ,Logmode,........,         ,
   EXIT
     ,Exit Name,......,$PSDS81Z, <<<- Netmaster supplied 
    ,Exit Data,......,dsn='my.data.set.name' lrecl=132 <<<- predefine

4. Go to the log /LOG
   
   
5. Scroll through the log until the top line that you want printed appears at the top of the screen. Enter command: PRINT START
   
   
6. Scroll through the log until the bottom line that you want printed appears at the top of the screen. Enter command: PRINT END
   
   
7. Enter command: PRINT
   Put a ? in the Printer Name field as follows:

   Printer Name,..+,?           ,
   Copies,.........,1  ,,(Range 1 to 255)
   Hold?,..........,NO ,,(YES or NO)      Keep?,..........,NO ,,(YES or NO)

8. Select the name that you defined in Step 3 above. Hit enter. Hit F6 to confirm.
   
   
9. If you select Q from the PSM Primary Menu, you will see your output. It should also now be in the data set that you defined in Step 3 above.