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Modifying the Originating User ID

The originating user ID may have to be modified to fit in the z/OS job stamp field. When EDITMESSAGE=NONE is specified on the GCMINIT statement, the z/OS job stamp field will contain the full eight-character originating user ID for all messages originating on the local z/VM system. When the statement GCMINIT EDITMESSAGE=EXTERNAL is specified, the system alias is inserted in the first two characters of the job stamp field, leaving a maximum of six characters for the originating user ID.

You can use the EDITUSERID parameter on the GCMINIT statement to determine which part of the user ID will be displayed. Specify the number of characters (up to six) to be displayed and LEFT or RIGHT to indicate whether the leftmost or rightmost characters are used.

By default, the Global Command and Message Facility (GCMF) uses the first five characters of the left-justified user ID. In this case, job stamp fields would look like this:

V1 VTAM      Message from VTAM on system V1
V2 MIMGR     Message from MIMGR on system V2
V1 VMTAP     Message from VMTAPE on system V1

Specifying EDITUSERID=(5,RIGHT) has the following effect:

V1 VB11A     Message from DSIVB11A on system V1
V1 RSCS      Message from RSCS on system V1
V2 AZ11B     Message from DSIAZ11B on system V2

Note: If six characters are displayed, there is no blank space between the system alias and the user ID.