> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin
> Subject: Re: Default class for JES2 SYSOUT
>
> On Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:19:20 -0500, Mark Zelden wrote:
> >>>
> >>Is this always the case, or only if the DD statement specifies
> >>SYSOUT=*. I believe in our lab configuration if I leave the
> >>class empty on my DD SYSOUT statement, and omit the OUTPUT JCL
> >>statement, the SYSOUT again goes to bit bucket.
> >
> >What do you mean if you have a DD SYSOUT statement with the
> >class empty? You have to specify something, don't you? At least
> >in JCL. ...
> >
> Actually, you don't have to specify something:
>
> Linkname: 12.63.1 "z/OS V1R10.0 MVS JCL Reference" IBM Library
> Server
> URL: http://publibz.boulder.ibm.com/cgi-
> bin/bookmgr_OS390/BOOKS/IEA2B680/12.63.1
>
> But the syntax is convoluted (They don't even have it right in
> the syntax diagram; they needed a verbal addition), or at best
> unintuitive. And IIRC they got even that right only in reaction
> to my PMR complaining that there was no apparent way in a JCL DD
> statement to exploit the DEFAULT= parameter of the JCL OUTPUT
> statement; I had tried and failed with such as:
>
> 4 //SYSUTX DD SYSOUT=''
> STMT NO. MESSAGE
> 4 IEFC629I INCORRECT USE OF APOSTROPHE IN THE SYSOUT FIELD
>
> and:
>
> 4 //SYSUTY DD SYSOUT=()
> IEF210I TESTJOB STEP SYSUTY - UNIT FIELD SPECIFIES INCORRECT DEVICE
> NAME
>
> ??? !!! (I thought this used to give "INCORRECT USE OF PARENTHESIS IN
> THE SYSOUT FIELD".)
>
> But, hey, if none of the above were true, it would hardly qualify
> as JCL, would it?
Having a spare moment, I tried this (z/OS 1.9):
2 //BR14 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
3 //DD01 DD SYSOUT= <== nothing there
Result:
IGD101I SMS ALLOCATED TO DDNAME (DD01 )
DSN (SYS08291.T094541.RA000.IEFBR14A.R0300267 )
STORCLAS (SCTMP) MGMTCLAS ( ) DATACLAS ( )
VOL SER NOS= TMP411
IEF142I IEFBR14A BR14 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000
IGD105I SYS08291.T094541.RA000.IEFBR14A.R0300267 DELETED,
DDNAME=DD01
"Normal" specification:
2 //BR14 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
3 //DD01 DD SYSOUT=*
Gave:
IEF237I JES2 ALLOCATED TO DD01
IEF142I IEFBR14A BR14 - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0000
IEF285I userid.IEFBR14A.JOB06481.D0000101.? SYSOUT
-jc-
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