Table 1 describes the dynamic system symbols and the releases for which they are
valid. The names of the following system symbols are changed from previous
releases of MVST:
New symbol      Old symbol
&YYMMDD         &DATE
&LYYMMDD        &LDATE
&HHMMSS         &TIME
&LHHMMSS        &LTIME


>From the z/OS V2.2 manual

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieae20
0/dynpsm.htm
Init and Tuning, sharing system symbols

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Jesse 1 Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:54 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: System symbols in batch JCL
> 
> 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? ;-)
> 
> .
> .
> .
> J.O.Skip Robinson
> Southern California Edison Company
> Electric Dragon Team Paddler
> SHARE MVS Program Co-Manager
> 323-715-0595 Mobile
> 626-302-7535 Office
> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>

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