z/OS (OS/390)

The following overview includes the attributes of z/OS Job objects and describes their functions, allowed values and ways of modification.

Predefined variables may be used in scripts, and script variables may be set to attributes retrieved via predefined variables.

z/OS Page

Type

MVS_JOBTYPE

Values:

UC4
JCL stored on the Pre-Process or Process page of the job
JCL1

JCL from z/OS
JCL2

JCL including job card from z/OS

Access through: GET_ATT, predefined variable

Job Name

MVS_PROG_NAME

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 20 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

z/OS File Name

JCL_SOURCE

Length: Max. 64 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Programmer's Name

MVS_PROG_NAME

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 20 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Job Class

JOB_CLASS, JC

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 1 character

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Account

MVS_ACCOUNT

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 40 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), predefined variable

Priority

PRIORITY, P

Value: User-defined, any value between 0 and 15

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

MSGCLASS

MVS_MSGCLASS

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 1 character

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

MSGLEVEL

MVS_MSG_LEVEL

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 3 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Notify

MVS_NOTIFY

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 16 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Job Parameters

MVS_JOB_PARAMS

Value: User-defined

Length: Max. 255 characters

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Return Code

MVS_DETERMINE_RETCODE

Values: H (highest) / L (latest)

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program

Job Report: Database

JOBREPORT_DB

Value: Y / N

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process)

Job Report: File

JOBREPORT_FILE

Value: Y / N

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process)

Generate on error only

JOBREPORT_ERROR_ONLY

Value: Y (Job Report log only saved if error occurs) / N (ob Report log always saved)

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process)

Job Log Complexity

Stores non-JES output

MVS_COMPLETEJOBOUT

Value: Value taken from the INI file / Y / N

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program

Delete Job Log

MVS_JOBPURGE

Value: Value taken from the INI file / Y / N

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program

Print Release

MVS_RELMSGCLASS

Value: Value taken from the INI file / Y / N

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Obtain Message Classes

MVS_GETMSGCLASSES

Value:

DEFAULT (value taken from the INI file)
ALL (all message classes)
A - Z, 0 - 9 (specify one or more message classes)

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable

Route Message Classes to

MVS_ROUTEMSGCLASS

Value:

DEFAULT (value taken from the INI file)
NO (no routing)
A - Z, 0 - 9 (specify one or more message classes)

Access through: GET_ATT, :PUT_ATT (Pre-Process, Process), Change Program, predefined variable