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SYSOUT ID Guidelines

The SYSOUT ID is the first parameter in the statement. The wildcard character (*) can be specified at any position in the ID to indicate that any single character can match in that position (for example, AB**D* is a valid SYSOUT ID entry).

You should list SYSOUT IDs from the most specific to the most general because ERO evaluation is triggered from the first matching entry found, searching from the top of the table.

The following is an example of specific-to-general listing statements:

/ABCD* SPECIFICATION2
/ABC*  SPECIFICATION1

Note: We recommend that you end the table with a "/* ALL …" entry. This entry governs any reports that did not match any previous entry in the table. Use this "catch-all" entry to specify retention for nonmatching reports on this database. A typical statement is:

/* ALL DRETPD=5 RETPD=30

This statement indicates that if a report is not matched by any other ERO table statement, it will stay on disk for 5 days and on tape for 30.

If a SYSOUT is selected for retention through the online K command or SARBCH /PERM statement), the PCOPIES initialization parameter is used as the default value for tape and disk retention.

Note: If the SYSOUT-Id contains spaces, enclose it in quotes (single or double). Any quotes in Report-id must be entered as a pair of quotes because a non-paired quote will end the ID. For example, if the value were JIM’S REPORT it must be entered as ‘JIM’’S REPORT’ or “JIM’S REPORT”.