That's a good point. I've been running with the log data set process option set to 2 "Delete data set (without printing)" for so long I forgot about option 3 "Keep data set (append subsequent information to same data set)".
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Feller Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 6:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ISPF/PDF list/log file allocations I've seen this type of issue happen when a user never logs off TSO/ISPF successfully. I've seen people have days and even weeks of information in the log dataset. I believe it can also happen if the settings don't delete the datasets when exiting TSO/ISPF. Paul -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Schmitt, Michael Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 5:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ISPF/PDF list/log file allocations Any user can change their own log / list defaults in the ISPF settings. It is harder if it is running ISPF in batch. From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Albertus de Wet <[email protected]> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> Date: Monday, September 16, 2024 at 5:26 PM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: ISPF/PDF list/log file allocations PS. It's a COBOL programmer whos LOG dataset is filling up. I do not know what they are doing (sometimes I wonder if they do) On Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 16:24 Albertus de Wet <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Thanks. I did look at the physical dataset allocation, therefore the pri, sec space allocations. I will look there - thanks. On Mon, Sep 16, 2024, 15:00 Schmitt, Michael <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: It is in the System Profile (ISPSPROF) settings, Log and List Defaults. I think the IBM defaults are: LOG_PAGES_PRIMARY_QUANTITY = 10 LOG_PAGES_SECONDARY_QUANTITY = 10 But what you said is odd... - The quantity is in "pages", not tracks. - Not a lot gets logged to the log. It is basically TSO commands entered by the user, or via menus. I'm a heavy ISPF user with a LOT of custom menus and applications and I never run out of log space. - The LIST file isn't written to AT ALL unless a user does a command that uses the LIST and directs the output to it So I'm wondering what is going on at your site that would fill up the log or list data set. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> On Behalf Of Bert de Wet Sent: Monday, September 16, 2024 3:37 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: ISPF/PDF list/log file allocations [Some people who received this message don't often get email from [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. Learn why this is important at https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentification ] Where can the settings for ISPF-LOG and -LIST files be changed? The default we have is pri: 150trks, sec.10trks. Some of our users are running out of space (E37 abends). Thanks ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
