In addition to generating the output procedure, SDF-CONV writes a conversion log and outputs it automatically to SYSLST. The log is in three parts:
| Part 1. | List of the operand values currently valid for the SDF-CONV run performed. |
| Part 2. | List of all records in the input file and of all messages relating to errors that occurred during conversion. |
| Part 3. | List detailing the number of errors and notes (this is the same as the list output to SYSOUT). |
The second part of the log records messages in the following cases:
there is no equivalent SDF command for the ISP command
the ISP command cannot be unequivocally assigned to an SDF command
when specified with certain operands, some ISP commands have no SDF equivalent
a syntax error has been found
Command records containing such errors are not converted; instead they are copied unchanged to the output procedure. If an ERROR or FAILURE is reported before conversion starts, the second part of the log is not generated. The error messages are listed under "SDF-CONV messages" in the appendix.
The system file SYSLST can be assigned to a cataloged file by means of the ASSIGN-SYSLST command or copied using the COPY-SYSTEM-FILE command.