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 <IME
>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 Lizette > -----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=<IME > //* > 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<IME > . 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]> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
