EXTRACT JOURNAL

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EXTRACT JOURNAL

DD statements for the batch command facility (z/OS)

//SYS001   DD  DSN=&.&archive.,DISP=(OLD)

//extract   DD  DSN=jrnl.extract,DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
//             DCB=(RECFM=VB,BLKSIZE=bbbbb),
//             UNIT=nnnn,VOL=SER=nnnnnn
//SORTMSG  DD  SYSOUT=A
//SORTWK01 DD  UNIT=disk,SPACE=(TRK,(nnn,nnn))

Add additional SORTWKnn files as necessary

&.&archive.	Data set name of the complete archive or journal file. It may be on tape or disk and concatenated.
extract	DDname of the extract journal file. If you don't specify, it defaults to SYS002.
jrnl.extract	Data set name for the extract journal file
bbbbb	Block size of the extract journal file. Specify a size at least as large as the largest block size on the journal or archive files being processed.