System symbols in batch JCL

[Jesse 1 Robinson]

I'm trying to use system symbols in batch JCL under z/OS 2.1. Specifically, I'd 
like to create a DSN like this:

   TSOSKIP.REPORT.D-local-date.T-local-time

I've perused KC but still cannot get to work. Now maybe DSN simply does not 
allow embedded symbolics, but I did not see that prohibition. Here's what I get.

3 // SET D=&LDATE
4 // SET T=&LTIME
  //*
5 //TIMETEST EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01
6 //SYSTSIN  DD *
7 //SYSTSPRT DD DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(TRK,1),RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,
  //            UNIT=SYSALLDA,
  //            DSN= TSOSKIP.REPORT.D&D..T&T
  IEFC653I SUBSTITUTION JCL - 
DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(TRK,1),RECFM=FB,LRECL=80,UNIT=SYSALLDA,
  DSN= TSOSKIP.REPORT.D&LDATE.T&LTIME
. MESSAGE
7 IEFC627I INCORRECT USE OF AMPERSAND IN THE DSN FIELD

I read that system symbols must be enabled by class, which I did for class A: 
$HASP837 JOBCLASS(A)         SYSSYM=ALLOW

But it looks like my job is failing at conversion and never getting to 
execution. Shouldn't this be easy? ;-)

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