The utility routine ELFE edits the contents of a SERSLOG file or of all the SERSLOG files belonging to a given session.
A SERSLOG file is made up of individual records written by SERSLOG (see chapter “SERSLOG Software error logging in the SERSLOG file”) whenever an error event occurs.
ELFE provides an overview of the logged error events by drawing up a list of all the error event types in the file and the number of times each one occurs. ELFE can also be used to output information of specific attributes of individual error events (e.g. error event type, TSN responsible, time at which the error event occurred, etc.). The appropriate information can be output on the screen or (via SYSLST) on a printer in either complete or abridged form.
Each error entry is accompanied by a general description explaining the corresponding error event type (“rectype”) and offering diagnostic suggestions (which can be output either (via SYSLST) on a printer or on the screen).
ELFE processes all SERSLOG files, no matter which version of the operating system was used to create them. The SERSLOG file must not be active during processing.