Websphere application server logging in SystemOut.log - websphere

By default, log, error, and trace information for all processes and applications on a process server is written to the SystemOut.log, But our requirement is to only log Request and Responses . Is there any setup in admin console to do this?
Thanks in advance.....

When WebSphere starts, it designates the SystemOut.log file as the file into which all System.out prints will go to. Therefore, whenever any code is issuing, for example, System.out.println, the output will end up going into SystemOut.log - and that is true for both your application code and WebSphere's internal code.
To achieve the effect that you're looking for, consider using some logging framework, such as Log4J, SLF4J or Java's standard logging API.

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