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Status Functionality already exists
Workspace z/OS Connect
Created by Guest
Created on Jun 11, 2025

Add time stamp to zCEE STC STDOUT

STC job DD MSGLOG contains timestamp and various types of warning. error.  infor messages, which are very confusing for developers.

It would be convenient to check the message by adding timestamp to DD STDOUT and STDERR. 

 

Idea priority High
  • Admin
    Beth Williams
    Jun 24, 2025

    This requirement is already supported in Liberty by setting WLP_LOGGING_CONSOLE_FORMAT=TBASIC in the z/OS Connect server Started Task JCL.

    It will cause all messages to STDOUT and STDERR to be prepended with date and time like this:

    [6/16/25 10:09:09:502 GMT] 00000025 FeatureManage A CWWKF0011I: The zosconn server is ready to run a smarter planet. The zosconn server started in 16.748 seconds.

    This is documented here https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos-connect/3.0.0?topic=server-starting-stopping-zos-connect-servers

    As such, we are closing this as "functionality already exists".