System Options under z/OS

ALTLOG= System Option: z/OS

Specifies a destination for a copy of the SAS log.

Default:	none
Valid in:	configuration file, SAS invocation
Category:	Environment Control: ENVFILES
PROC OPTIONS GROUP=	ENVFILES
	LOGCONTROL
z/OS specifics:	file-specification

Syntax
Details
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Syntax

ALTLOG=<file-specification>

NOALTLOG

file-specification: identifies an external file. Under z/OS, it can be a valid ddname, a physical filename, or the name of a file stored in the directory structure of the UNIX file system. The ddname must have been previously associated with an external file using either a TSO ALLOCATE command or a JCL DD statement.

Details

The ALTLOG= system option specifies a destination to which a copy of the SAS log is written. Use the ALTLOG= option to capture the log output for printing.

The NOALTLOG option specifies that the SAS log is not copied.

When SAS is started with the OBJECTSERVER and NOTERMINAL system options and no log is specified, SAS discards all log and alternate log messages.