Log File Header Information

The header information for logical Activity Log records is detailed in the following table. The property names are those shown on the Activity Log listings.

Property

Description

Log Pivot

Log pivot number

Log Date

Date of log event

Log Record Length

Length of this record

Log Time

Time of log event

Log Record Type

Type of log event:

0 = Invalid

1 = System startup

2 = System closedown

3 = Program BOJ

4 = Program EOJ

5 = Data message from datacom, COMSTP, Report, or external Automatic Entry (Hub); or a comment (for example, a trace has been started)

7 = Log release

Message Length

Length of logged message

Unique ID

Glb.Unique value

Source Description

Transaction source. For example: INTERNAL, FROM DATACOM, FROM COMSTP, FROM REPORT, FROM HUB

Type Narrative

Description of type of event. For example, datacom Input or Output (DCOM I/P or DCOM O/P) if a data message

Index 1

Internal table index

Start Pivot

Reports unique starting pivot

Current pivot

Reports current internal pivot

Program Name

Name of the relevant program. For example, Report or COMSTP program name at BOJ or EOJ

Output Type

For Reports, the output type. For example LP, TP, or RP

Comment Type

Type of comment, if applicable

Comment Literal

Text of comment, if applicable

Mix Number

Mix number of the program (Refer to Program Name property)

Status

Internal status indicator for Report

Action

Finish action for Report:

1 = Null

2 = Stopped

3 = Aborted

4 = Discarded (do not recover)

5 = Retrying

Abort Pivot

Pivot point of Abort, if aborted

History

How terminated

Integrity

Integrity setting on EOJ: 1 = No (or spaces), 2 = Yes

FNAM

File name equation, if applicable

File Equates

File equations, if applicable

Source Host

Host initiating the log event. For external Automatic Entries, sending host name

Source Database

Database name of System initiating the log event. For external Automatic Entries, sending host name

Source Input Pivot

Pivot number, usually the same as the input pivot. For Automatic Entries, the pivot of the ultimate originator

Parent Host

Current host

Parent Database

Current Database name

Parent Requestor

Unique index to identify a station or dialog

Parent Input

For outputs shows the pivot number of the matching input. Ignore for inputs.

Auto Count

1 = Number of Ispec records updated by an AUTO; within this transaction

2 = Only relevant on outputs

3 = Used for recovery

Subsystem Number

Subsystem number

Ispec

Ispec name

Station Name

Station or dialog that sent or is receiving the message, or that initiated the activity

Message Type

Message number, if applicable (Refer to the description of message types)

Message Requestor

On input-only, used for AUTO; commands. On output, Internal update number

Reply Indicator

0 = Standard reply

1 = Retain transaction mode on startup

3 = External Automatic Entry reply

8 = Switch data input

9 = Station closed or Report wake up with parameter

Error Indicator

0 = No error

1 = Error

2 = Dialog record not found

5 = LSM security or privilege error

7 = DMS error

8 = Duplicate transaction number

9 = External Automatic Entry error. Also, refer to NOF skeleton for NOF and User errors

Recovery indicator

Used in recovery to indicate type of input station or program. A non-zero value indicates recovery replay. For Report startup:

2 = no integrity updating

3 = no integrity inquiry

Station Type

0 = Standard station

1 = MT 983

2 = Workstation

4 = NOF terminal

9 = NOF program, ActiveLinc, CE Station

Language Number

Language number for this transaction

New Language Number

Language number at end of transaction

Message Pivot

Used internally by log routines

Message Reads

On output, count of DMS finds. On input, not used

Message Writes

On output, count of DMS stores. On input, not used

Unique Number

Unique number. Used for external Automatic Entry recovery