System Environment Recording And Editing Program (Serep) - IBM System/370 145 Operating Procedures Manual

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SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT RECORDING
AND EDITING PROGRAM (SEREP)
SE R EP is a self-loading program used to retrieve and edit
hardware logout information. It provides a hard copy listing
of available data pertinent to the error. SER EP does not
perform any diagnostic function except to provide edited
logout data for the service representative.
When to Use
SEREP is run after a machine check, channel control check,
or interface control check when operating with a control
program not using the automatic logging of error data on an
external storage device. The system must be run with the
CHECK CONTROL switch set to the STOP AFTER LOG
position. When a log is present in the log area of storage,
the LOG PRES and MANUAL indicators are on and SEREP
should be run. The error data is saved for the service
representative.
Program Loading
The program is assembled with device address ODE as the
output device. If this device is acceptable and available as
an output device, it is only necessary to IPL the SEREP
deck from the card reader. The output device may be
changed in two ways.
1. Punch the address of the desired output device in
columns 67, 68, and 69 of the last TXT card (next to
the last card in the SER EP deck), or
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2. Reproduce this card, leaving these columns blank. In
this case SEREP goes into the wait state after loading.
By causing a not-ready-to-ready interrupt on a device
(or by operating the REQUEST key on the PR-KB),
that device is assigned as the output device. No other
operator action is required.
After edit is complete, the operator writes the date and
time on the first page of the logout.
Normal Program Waits
When no output device is specified, or the specified device
is not ready, SEREP enters the wait state after loading.
Error Waits
An unexpected program check during execution of SEREP
causes a message to be printed, and the wait state is entered.
Retry is attempted by pressing the RESTART key. Re-IPL
should be avoided because alteration of PSWs by the SEREP
program may cause the edit to be erroneous.
Termination
When logout is complete, a message is printed and the wait
state is entered. If no log is found, a message is printed and
the wait state is entered.