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SYSOUT Groups

SYSOUT is archived in units named SYSOUT groups.

A SYSOUT group is comprised of one or more SYSOUT data sets for a job that have the same characteristics. For example, these data sets could have the same SYSOUT ID, the same SYSOUT class, the same forms name, and the same FCB and are presented to CA View sequentially. Any change in characteristics causes the current SYSOUT group to close and a new SYSOUT group is allocated. Once a SYSOUT group is closed, it cannot be reopened to receive more output.

SYSOUT Group Considerations:

• Each individual SYSOUT group is assigned a 1- to 32-character name referred to as the SYSOUT ID.
• The default ID assigned to a SYSOUT group is its job name.
• You can override the default ID for a SYSOUT group.

  To override the ID, code a writer-name as the second positional parameter of the SYSOUT parameter on its DD statement.

• The ID is coded as a 1-to 8-character writer-name conforming to standard JCL syntax rules.

Syntax:

SYSOUT=(class,writer-name,form)

Specify a dollar sign as the first character of the program name. A dollar sign indicates that the remaining characters of the writer-name are to be appended to the job name to form the SYSOUT ID. If the resulting ID is longer than 32 characters, it is truncated on the right.

Two other national characters—the at sign (@) and pound sign (#)—are reserved for CA View. Do not use these characters as the first character of the writer-name.