OUTPUT Variables in JCL

gragha · New User Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 23

Hi,

My program has to print a dataset to a form ID. This is the syntax generally:

SYSOUT=4,OUTPUT=*.XACT6,RECFM=FBA

But the Output variable (XACT6) has to be generated from the program based on who sends the file. The mapping will be done in a DB2 table. So

if A sends the file the Output statement should look like
"OUTPUT=*.XACT1,RECFM=FBA"

if D sends the file the Output statement should look like
"OUTPUT=*.XACT4,RECFM=FBA"

The DB2 table will have the mapping of A to XACT1 and D to XACT4.

But the problem is how to code this in the JCL as it is created from the previous step in the program. Even though I declare it as a symbolic parameter , where can I pass its value from. The assigning of the value to a symbolic parameter should be through a SET statement again which I can hard code.

Or can a set statement have a DSN name in it like
SET Variable=<DSN>

Please let me know

dick scherrer · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 4:08 am

Hello,

Once the program knows the routing information, create a "new" job stream and submit it via the internal reader.

The JCL will remain the same and not need to be modified at run-time.

The "new" jcl that is created by the program will be submitted via the internal reader and discarded.

gragha · New User Joined: 25 Jul 2006 Posts: 23

Hi,

I thought of this once I started to research on this, but there has been a direction to do this in the same Job and not in a separate job.

Thanks.