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Database Fields for Job Descriptor Record

The following table describes the database fields for the job descriptor record:

Field Name

Description

Length

Type

DD

DD name of the report

The DD name field can contain a specific DD statement name, forms name, writer name, or "*". The form, writer name, Sysout class, and Destination specification is preceded with "F=" "W=", C=, or D= respectively.

10

C

JDATE

Date the job was last updated online

4

D

JDESC

Description for the job identifier

40

C

JOB

Job name

8

C

JOBNAME

Same as JOB

8

C

JPREVRUN

Job-level option that indicates if previously run reports are:

1

C

 

D

Deleted

 

 

 

F

Processed unchanged but flagged

 

 

 

K

Processed unchanged

 

 

 

If you omit JPREVRUN and PREVRUN, the value of SPREVRUN is used.

 

 

JTIME

Time when the job was last updated online

4

P

JUSER

User to make the last update to job online

8

C

NRID

Number of report identifiers for the job or bundle

2

B

PREVRUN

Report-level option that indicates if previously run reports are:

1

C

 

D

Deleted

 

 

 

F

Processed unchanged but flagged

 

 

 

K

Processed unchanged

 

 

 

If you omit PREVRUN, the value of JPREVRUN is used.

 

 

PROCSTEP

Procedure step name for the report

8

C

RID

Report identifier

32

C

SPREVRUN

System-level option that indicates if previously run reports are:

1

C

 

D

Deleted

 

 

 

F

Processed unchanged but flagged

 

 

 

K

Processed unchanged

 

 

 

If you omit SPREVRUN, JPREVRUN, and PREVRUN, the value K (keep) is used.

 

 

STEP

Step name of the report

8

C

Database Fields for Report Descriptor Record

The following table describes the database fields for the report descriptor record:

Field Name

Description

Length

Type

ARCH

Archival criteria number

2

C

ARCHID

Archival Report identifier

32

C

BANNER

Report banner page name

8

C

BID

Bundle identifier

32

C

BURST

Burst indicator for 3800 printing

1

C

CC

Carriage control identifier

1

C

CCOL

Control break column number

1

B

CHARS

Report control statement entry; print set used

4

C

CHARSn

Character arrangement table name for 3800 printing, where n can range from 1–4

4

C

CLASS

SYSOUT class of the report

1

C

CLEN

Control break field length

1

B

CLINE

Control break line number

1

B

CNORM

Control break normalization indicator

Valid values are:

Y Suppresses leading blanks in the control break data

Blank Does not suppress leading blanks in control break data

1

C

COPIES

Copies indicator

1

C

COPYGn

Copy group for IBM 3800 printing; n can be a number from 1–8

1

B

CSEP

Control break separator banner page name

8

C

DAYS

Report distribution days for the distribution identifier

This field represents the days of the week from Monday to Sunday that output is to be produced for the distid. A Y or N is entered for each of these days to indicate whether output is to be produced.

7

C

DCOPIES

Number of copies of the report for distribution identifier

1

B

DEST

Print destination for the report

17

C

DID

Distribution identifier

32

C

DISTID

Same as DID

32

C

DTYPE

Distribution identifier (DISTID) type for dynamic report

1

C

 

Valid values are:

 

 

Blank

For non-dynamic reports

 

 

D

Distribution identifier is a dynamic distribution name

 

 

R

Distribution identifier is a dynamic report name

 

 

After a distribution identifier is defined with a DTYPE of R or D it cannot be updated (U) to another DTYPE value. Use a delete (DD) and add function instead of an update (U) when the wrong DTYPE is specified.

 

FCB

Form control image name

4

C

FLASH

Forms flash overlay name for IBM 3800 printing

4

C

FLASHCT

Forms flash count for IBM 3800 printing

1

B

FORM

Special forms name

8

C

FORMDEF

Form definition for IBM 3800 printing

6

C

GROUP

Grouping indicator for distribution identifier

Valid values are:

* Groups the distribution identifier

Blank Does not group the distribution identifier

1

C

GROUPID

Output group to be used when the report is printed

8

C

INST

Special instruction line for the report

75

C

INSTLEN

Length of the report instruction line (INST)

1

B

INSTLENn

Length of the report instruction line (INSTn)

1

B

INSTn

Special instruction line n for the report

75

C

LATE

Report late time

5

C

MODIFY

Copy modification module name

4

C

NBID

Number of bundle identifiers for the report

2

B

NDISTID

Number of distribution identifiers for the report or bundle

2

B

NINST

Number of special instruction lines for the report

2

B

NTEXT

Number of text entries for the report

2

B

NVAR

Number of Dynamic Variables

2

B

OPTCDJ

OPTCD=J indicator for IBM 3800 printing

1

C

OUT

Output indicator for distribution identifier

1

C

 

Y

Printed output is to be created for the recipient

 

 

 

N

No printed output or tracking data is to be created

 

 

 

T

No printed output is to be created, but tracked data is to be created

 

 

 

E

Email is sent with no printed output

 

 

PAGEDEF

Page definition for an IBM 3800 printer

6

C

PRMODE

Process mode required to print a SYSOUT data set

The data values are LINE, PAGE, or a valid process mode defined specifically for your site.

8

C

PRSET

Printer setup name

8

C

PRTY

Output priority at which a SYSOUT data set enters the output queue

1

B

RDATE

Date report was last updated online

4

D

RDD

DD statement name for the report

The DD name field can contain a specific DD statement name, a forms name, writer name, or "*". The forms, writer, class, and dest specification is preceded with "F=" "W=" "C=" or "D=" respectively.

10

C

RDEL

Restricted deletion indicator

1

C

 

Y

The user associated with the distribution identifier is allowed to delete the report from CA View

 

 

 

N

The user associated with the distribution identifier is not allowed to delete the report from CA View

 

 

RDESC

Description for report identifier

40

C

REPRT

Reprint indicator

1

C

 

Y

The user associated with the distribution identifier can reprint the report in CA View

 

 

 

N

The user associated with the distribution identifier cannot reprint the report in CA View

 

 

RID

Report identifier

32

C

RJOB

Name of job that created the report

8

C

RPROCSTEP

Procedure step name for the report

8

C

RSTEP

Name of step that created the report

8

C

RTIME

Time when the report was last updated online

4

P

RTYPE

Type of report:

1

C

 

C

Control report

 

 

 

M

Monitored report processing

 

 

 

I

Interleaved report processing

 

 

 

S

Stacked report processing

 

 

 

D

Dynamic report processing

 

 

 

Blank

Basic report processing

 

 

RUSER

User to make the last update of the report online

8

C

RVGE5

View restriction indicator

The parameter is the same as RVIEW but is retained for compatibility with older releases.

1

C

RVIEW

View restriction indicator for distribution identifier

1

C

 

Y

The user associated with the distribution identifier can only view the report through a non-secured logical view and cannot use the VIEW command

 

 

 

N

The user associated with the distribution identifier can access any view of the report in CA View

 

 

TEXT

Report identification text

72

C

TEXTCOL

Column number on report page to look for report identification text

2

B

TEXTCOLn

Specific entry for TEXTCOL

2

B

TEXTECOL

Ending Column number on report page to look for report identification text

2

B

TEXTECOLn

Specific entry for TEXTECOL

2

B

TEXTLEN

Length of the report text line (TEXT field)

1

B

TEXTLENn

Length of the report text line (TEXTn field)

1

B

TEXTLINE

Line number on the report page to look for report identification text

1

B

TEXTLINEn

Specific entry for TEXTLINE

1

B

TEXTELINE

Ending Line number on the report page to look for report identification text

1

B

TEXTELINEn

Specific entry for TEXTELINE

1

B

TEXTn

Specific report identification text line

72

C

TEXTOP

Text comparison operator

The report identification text is compared against the report page data based on the comparison operator to determine qualifying pages for the report.

2

C

EQ

Equal to

NE

Not equal to

LT

Less than

GT

Greater than

LE

Less than or equal to

GE

Greater than or equal to

TEXTREUSE

Reusable indicator for report identification text

1

C

Y

Reusable

Blank

Not reusable

TEXTTYPE

Type of report identification text

1

C

A

Logical "and" continuation test

B

Beginning test for overlapping segment

E

Ending test for overlapping segment

O

Logical "or" continuation test at segment level

P

Test for selecting a page overlapping segment

R

Logical "or" continuation test for previous statement

X

Beginning test for exclusive segment

TEXTTYPEn

Specific entry for TEXTTYPE

1

C

TRC

Copy modification table reference character for printing on an IBM 3800 printer

1

B

TYPE

Report processing type

1

C

Blank

Basic report processing

C

Control report processing

M

Monitored report processing

I

Interleaved report processing

D

Dynamic report processing

S

Stacked report processing

UCS

Universal character set name

4

C

USCOLn

Control break column number of the user field

1

B

USLENn

Control break field length of the user field

1

B

USLINEn

Control break line number of the user field

1

B

VARCOL

Column number on report page to look for dynamic variable name

2

B

VARCOLn

Specific entry for VARCOL

2

B

VARLEN

Length of the dynamic variable field

1

B

VARLENn

Length of the dynamic variable field

1

B

VARLINE

Line number on the report page to look for dynamic variable name

1

B

VARLINEn

Specific entry for VARLINE

1

B

VARNAME

Dynamic variable name

8

C

VARNAMEn

Specific entry for VARNAME

8

C

WRITER

External writer name for distribution identifier

8

C