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Browsing Data Sets for a SYSOUT Group or Job

The Sysout Selection List, Report Selection List, and Job Selection List panels accept the "?" selection code to display a list of data sets for a SYSOUT group or job. You can use this display to select, print, and email an individual SYSOUT data set, as follows:

• Data set list information is maintained in the database for all the sysout groups archived by CA View.

  This information contains the DD Name, Step Name, Procedure Step Name, the JES data set ID, and the number of lines and pages.

• Information for the first five data sets in the sysout group is maintained in the Group Control Record (GCR) in the data base master index on the disk.

  This information is always accessible.

• If the sysout group contains the JES data sets, the first three data sets will be the JESMSGLG, JESJCL, and JESYSMSG data sets.
• The information for sysout groups with six or more data sets requires an index auxiliary subfile, which is similar to a Page Separation Index.

  This sub file is associated with a Logical View.

• The data set list information for sysout group with six or more data sets is not accessible if the sysout group expires from primary DASD.

  Reload the sysout group to primary DASD or use one of the following options:

  • Migrate the report to a secondary DASD
  • Retain the index with the ERO option IRETPD parameter, or
  • Access the sysout group on tape with EAS (Expanded Access Server)

  With any of these options, the data set list information will be accessible even though the sysout group has expired from primary DASD.

On the Sysout Selection List, the Report Selection List, or the Job selection List, enter the ? selection code to display the Data Set List panel. A sample panel follows.

Note: In Job mode, the Data Set List panel does not include the ID field.

CA View mode                 Data Set List                     Row 00001 of 00005
Command ===>                                                    Scroll ===> PAGE
                                                                                
	ID -==>  ARD63XX1678033
	Job -==> FREDJCL	JobID  -==> JOB15082
                                                                                
Sel DDname   Stepname Procstep          Lines       Pages
    JESMSGLB JES2                          20           1
    JESJCL   JES2                           9           1
    JESYSMSG JES2                          69           2
    REPORT   STEP1                       1460          34
    REPORT   STEP2                       3258          83
**************************** BOTTOM OF DATA ************************************

Note: Dynamic Reports Lines and Pages reflect the number of lines and pages for that SYSOUT. If your DISTID only received select pages of a report, the SYSOUT in the Data Set List reflects that count, not the line and page count of the entire report, like in the Report Selection List.

To browse an individual data set, enter S (select) or V (view) in the Sel column. V does not apply to Job mode.

• If logical views are defined for the SYSOUT group, the select tabular command uses the default view for viewing the data set. If no default is provided, a logical view selection list is provided.
• The view tabular command allows selection of a specific logical view by number or presents a logical view selection list if the view number is omitted.
• To print an individual data set, enter P or J to display a print attribute menu.
• You can use the NEXT and PREV commands on this panel.

Note: For more information about commands, see Browse Commands.