z/OS V1R9.0 TSO/E Command Reference

TRANSMIT commandWith any given invocation of the TRANSMIT or RECEIVE command, logging canoccur to more than one log data set depending upon the presence of the:LOGNAME tag on the nickname or distribution list entry in the NAMES data set.However, with any given invocation of the TRANSMIT or RECEIVE command, onlyone log entry is written to any one log data set. This log entry then contains anaddressee entry for each addressee being logged to that log data set.The first lines in each log entry contain a line of hyphens and a descriptor line. Theformat of the descriptor line is:ColumnUsage1 - 8 Name of the command using the entry.17 - 60 Name of the data set transmitted or received.63 - 82 Time stamp from the command execution.For the TRANSMIT command log entries, subsequent lines indicate the addresseesto which the transmission was sent, the names of any members of a partitioneddata set selected for transmission, and any messages entered with the TRANSMITcommand.For the RECEIVE command log entries, the second log line always identifies theoriginator of the transmission. The originator of the transmission can be the issuerof the TRANSMIT command (in the case of a file or message receipt) or the issuerof the RECEIVE command (if the log entry is for notification). If the entry in the logis a file or a message receipt, the time stamp recorded is from the TRANSMITcommand. If the entry in the log was a notification, the time stamp is from theRECEIVE command. The format is:Column Usage9 - 15 Nickname of the originating user or blanks.17 - 24 Node name of the originating user.26 - 33 User ID of the originating user.35 - 61 Name of the originating user or blank.63 - 82 Time stamp from the originating command.For RECEIVE command notification entries, the third log line identifies the originaltransmission. The data set name and time stamp on this line are those from theoriginal transmission. The format of the third log line is:Column Usage4 - 15 Error code from RECEIVE. STORED indicates that the RECEIVEoperation was successful.17 - 60 Data set name from the TRANSMIT command.63 - 82 Time stamp from the TRANSMIT command.NAMES data set functionThe TRANSMIT command allows several different specifications of a list ofaddressees. The simplest is a single addressee whose node name and user ID arespecified explicitly. The next level is the nickname specification. The nickname is a1 to 8 character name that is a synonym for the node and user ID. The TRANSMITand RECEIVE commands find the actual node and user ID by looking up the350 z/OS V1R9.0 TSO/E Command Reference