OUTDATASET and SYSOUT: Specifying the output location for EXPIREBV DISPLAY listing

Explanation

OUTDATASET and SYSOUT are mutually exclusive, optional parameters specifying the output location for the listing produced while running the EXPIREBV command with the DISPLAY option.
OUTDATASET
Directs output to a data set.
If the data set does not exist, DFSMShsm dynamically allocates and catalogs an output data set with the following characteristics:
  • Data set name specified (dsname)
  • Record format of fixed-blocked with ANSI control characters (FBA)
  • Logical record length of 121
  • Data set is system reblockable
  • Primary allocation of 20 tracks (see note)
  • Secondary allocation of 50 tracks (see note)
  • Unit of SYSALLDA (see note)
If the data set already exists, DFSMShsm will use the data set. The data set must have the following characteristics:
  • The data set must be cataloged and on DASD.
  • The data set record format must be FBA and the logical record length must be 121.
  • The data set is system reblockable.
  • The user can choose the primary space allocation.
  • If DFSMShsm needs additional extents after the primary space allocation, DFSMShsm uses a secondary space allocation of 50 tracks. (see note)
  • If the data set does not contain data, DFSMShsm starts writing output data at the beginning of the data set.
  • If the data set contains data, DFSMShsm writes the output data after the existing data.
dsname
Name of the data set to which DFSMShsm writes the output data. For dsname, substitute the fully qualified name of the data set that receives the EXPIREBV output.
SYSOUT
Directs output to a specified output class. This is the default.
class
Alphanumeric character representing the output class. The default class is A, unless otherwise specified by the SETSYS command.

Defaults

The default is SYSOUT, and the default for class is the value specified with the SETSYS command. If you do not use the SYSOUT parameter of the SETSYS command to specify the output location, the default is class A.

Usage notes:
  1. These parameters do not apply when the EXECUTE option is specified. If either of these parameters is entered when it does not apply, it is ignored.
  2. If you select the OUTDATASET option, you can use the PATCH command to change the unit name, primary allocation, and secondary allocation. If you select the SYSOUT option, you can use the PATCH command to change whether, and how, DFSMShsm limits the lines of SYSOUT output. Refer to the z/OS DFSMShsm Implementation and Customization Guide for a list of the available PATCH commands.