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+# Configuring initial API Mediation Layer startup message for Syslog
+
+:::info Role: system programmer
+:::
+
+:::note Functionality of this feature is available from Zowe 2.18. 
+:::
+
+Startup of the API Mediation Layer can be configured to present a message in the Syslog that the API Mediation Layer is started and ready. This setup is typically used in combination with Workload Automation tools to manage the lifecycle of Zowe. 
+
+This functionality requires the following changes to the zowe.yaml:
+
+1. Change the property `zowe.sysMessages` by adding the value `- "ZWEAM001I"`
+    ```
+    zowe:
+      # >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
+      # You can define any Zowe message portions to be checked for and the message added to the
+      # system log upon its logging, truncated to 126 characters.
+      sysMessages:
+        - "ZWEAM001I"
+    ```
+   This property change ensures that the message containing `ZWEAM001I` is presented in the Syslog. 
+   
+   **Example of the Syslog:** 
+
+    `2024-09-30 10:17:53.814 <ZWEAGW1:DiscoveryClient-InstanceInfoReplicator-%d:3335> jb892003 INFO  ((o.z.a.g.c.GatewayHealthIndicator)) ZWEAM001I API Mediation Layer started`
+    
+2. Prepare custom logging configuration.
+   The current default logging implementation starts with information about the current time. This message content is unlike the message id which is typical in z/OS. To change this message behavior, it is necessary to change the logback.xml configuration. The following example shows the custom logback.xml which prepends the message with the first 9 characters of the message. 
+
+   **Example:**
+
+    ```
+    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+    <configuration>
+        <property resource="application.yml" />
+        <property name="MAX_INDEX" value="${rollingPolicy.maxIndex:-12}"/>
+        <property name="MIN_INDEX" value="${rollingPolicy.minIndex:-1}"/>
+        <property name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="${rollingPolicy.file.maxSize:-50MB}"/>
+        <property name="STORAGE_LOCATION" value="${apiml.logs.location}" />
+        <property name="apimlLogPattern" value="%.-9msg %d{yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS,UTC} %clr(&lt;${logbackService:-${logbackServiceName}}:%thread:${PID:- }&gt;){magenta} %X{userid:-} %clr(%-5level) %clr(\\(%logger{15}\\)){cyan} %msg%n"/>
+    
+        <turboFilter class="org.zowe.apiml.product.logging.UseridFilter"/>
+        <if condition='property("spring.profiles.include").contains("debug")||property("spring.profiles.include").contains("diag")||property("spring.profiles.include").contains("dev")'>
+            <then>
+            </then>
+            <else>
+                <turboFilter class="org.zowe.apiml.product.logging.ApimlDependencyLogHider"/>
+                <turboFilter class="org.zowe.apiml.product.logging.LogLevelInfoFilter"/>
+                <turboFilter class="ch.qos.logback.classic.turbo.DuplicateMessageFilter">
+                    <AllowedRepetitions>0</AllowedRepetitions>
+                </turboFilter>
+            </else>
+        </if>
+        <conversionRule conversionWord="clr" converterClass="org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.ColorConverter" />
+        <appender name="STDOUT" class="ch.qos.logback.core.ConsoleAppender">
+            <encoder class="ch.qos.logback.core.encoder.LayoutWrappingEncoder">
+                <layout class="org.zowe.apiml.product.logging.MaskingLogPatternLayout">
+                    <pattern>${apimlLogPattern}</pattern>
+                </layout>
+            </encoder>
+        </appender>
+    
+        <appender name="FILE" class="org.zowe.apiml.product.logging.ApimlRollingFileAppender">
+            <file>${STORAGE_LOCATION}/${logbackServiceName}.log</file>
+    
+            <rollingPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.FixedWindowRollingPolicy">
+                <fileNamePattern>${STORAGE_LOCATION}/${logbackServiceName}.%i.log</fileNamePattern>
+                <minIndex>${MIN_INDEX}</minIndex>
+                <maxIndex>${MAX_INDEX}</maxIndex>
+            </rollingPolicy>
+    
+            <triggeringPolicy class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy">
+                <maxFileSize>${MAX_FILE_SIZE}</maxFileSize>
+            </triggeringPolicy>
+    
+            <encoder class="ch.qos.logback.core.encoder.LayoutWrappingEncoder">
+                <layout class="org.zowe.apiml.product.logging.MaskingLogPatternLayout">
+                    <pattern>${apimlLogPattern}</pattern>
+                </layout>
+            </encoder>
+        </appender>
+    
+        <root level="INFO">
+            <appender-ref ref="STDOUT" />
+            <appender-ref ref="FILE" />
+        </root>
+    </configuration>
+    ```
+   Custom configuration that changes the structure of the message to prepend 9 characters to the beginning is prepared.
+
+    :::tip
+    For detailed information about how to provide this changed configuration, see [Customizing Zowe API Mediation Layer logging](./configuration-logging.md).
+    :::
+
+3. Validate that API Mediation Layer properly uses this new configuration for the Gateway service, which issues the message that the API Mediation Layer started. 
+
+    ```
+    components:
+      gateway:
+        logging:
+          config: /path/to/logback.xml
+    ```
+
+You successfully changed the structure of the log message if you see the message `ZWEAM001I` in the Syslog when the API Mediation Layer fully starts and is ready to handle requests. 
+
+**Message example:**
+`ZWEAM001I 2024-09-30 10:17:53.814 <ZWEAGW1:DiscoveryClient-InstanceInfoReplicator-%d:3335> jb892003 INFO  ((o.z.a.g.c.GatewayHealthIndicator)) ZWEAM001I API Mediation Layer started`
diff --git a/versioned_sidebars/version-v2.18.x-sidebars.json b/versioned_sidebars/version-v2.18.x-sidebars.json
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--- a/versioned_sidebars/version-v2.18.x-sidebars.json
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               ]
             },
             "user-guide/api-mediation/configuration-customizing-the-api-catalog-ui",
-            "user-guide/api-mediation/configuration-logging"
+            "user-guide/api-mediation/configuration-logging",
+            "user-guide/api-mediation/wto-message-on-startup"
           ]
         }
       ]