&ZJOBNAME

A system variable that returns the job name.

The variable allows an NCL procedure to determine the job name under which it is executing. In a VM/GCS system this is the GCS USERID, in other systems the job or started task name.

Example: &ZJOBNAME

&IF &ZGOPS = MVS &THEN +
 &WRITE DATA=Started task name is &ZJOBNAME

Use of this variable is especially useful on an ABENDCMD command specified during initialization. The following command:

ABENDCMD S &ZJOBNAME

would restart the system automatically in the event of an abend in a z/OS or MSP system, assuming the system was run as a started task.