Submitting a SuperC job in batch mode

If you selected Batch Mode (2) on the SuperC Utility panel, the panel shown in Figure 1 is displayed before the job is submitted. This panel allows you to specify one of these:

The SYSOUT class, which determines the printer to which your job is sent and the format used for the printed output.
The name of a listing data set.
Output data definitions that you can use to give the printer additional instructions, such as an output destination that is not defined by a SYSOUT class.

Figure 1. SuperC Utility - Submit Batch Jobs panel (ISRSCSUB)

                       SuperC Utility - Submit Batch jobs
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 Press ENTER to continue submit

 Enter "/" to select option                   Generate Output Type:
 /  Edit JCL before user submit               1  1. SYSOUT Class
                                                 2. Data Set Name
                                                 3. //OUTDD DD
 SYSOUT Class . . . . A              

 Data Set Name  . . .                                                        

 //OUTDD DD . . . . .                                                        
 // . . . . . . . . .                                                        
                      LRECL for the Listing Output will be 133

   Job statement information: (Required - Enter/Verify JOB control statement)

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The "Job statement information" field is explained in the Job Statement Information section of the "ISPF Libraries and Data Sets" topic of the z/OS ISPF User's Guide Vol I. The other fields on the panel shown in Figure 1 are:

SYSOUT class

A system output classification defined by your installation, which defines certain print characteristics, such as the printer and the format that is used to produce the output. You can enter any valid SYSOUT parameters. This field is required if you leave the Option field blank.

If you enter either option 1 or option 2, the "SYSOUT class" field is ignored. However, for option 2, you can include the SYSOUT= operand in an OUTDD DD field.

Data Set Name

The name of the listing data set that you want ISPF to store your compare results in. This data set can be either partitioned or sequential.

The Data Set Name field is required if you use option 1 on this panel. This field serves the same purpose as the Listing DS Name field, which is used when running the SuperC utility in foreground mode.

The logical record length (LRECL) of the listing data set is displayed under the blank OUTDD lines on the SuperC Utility - Submit Batch Jobs panel. SuperC creates listings with one of four LRECLs:

132: Standard listing for the NOPRTCC process option; printer control characters are omitted.
133: Standard listing.
202: Wide listing for the NOPRTCC process option; printer control characters are omitted.
203: Wide listing.

If you specify an existing sequential data set with an incorrect LRECL, SuperC overrides the data set specifications. This applies to any listing and update data sets in both foreground and batch.

A separate operation, such as using the Hardcopy utility (option 3.6), is needed to print the listing data set.

If you leave the Option field blank or enter option 2, the Data Set Name field is ignored. Therefore, to specify an output data set in either of these two situations, you must include the DSN= operand in an OUTDD DD field.

When you are specifying the name of an existing data set, these rules apply:

When you submit JCL for processing, the output listing produced by that JCL usually replaces the contents of the specified data set, if any exist. Therefore, be careful when specifying the name of an existing data set.
You can keep a history of changes by using the APNDLST compare option when you run the comparison. This compare option adds the new output listing to the contents of the specified sequential data set instead of replacing it.
Note: Using the APNDLST process option with a packed output listing file may cause unpredictable results in the output listing file.
Use standard TSO data set naming conventions.

When you are specifying the name of a data set that does not exist, these rules apply:

If you include a member name in the data set specification, ISPF allocates a partitioned data set with suitable attributes for the listing.
If you do not specify a member name, ISPF allocates a sequential data set.

//OUTDD DD

Output data definitions that are used to specify additional printer instructions in job control language (JCL). This field is required if you use this panel. Otherwise, it is ignored.

The OUTDD DD fields are provided so you can pass to your printer all the JCL needed to format special types of output that may not be supported by your installation's SYSOUT class definitions. The example shown in Figure 1 specifies a wide format for printing on 14 3/4-inch forms.

The "SYSOUT class" and Data Set Name fields are ignored. If you need to specify this information, be sure to include it in your OUTDD DD job card. If you specify a data set name in your OUTDD DD job card, the output data set is printed and kept. Otherwise, it is printed and deleted. Here are some examples:

To specify a SYSOUT class, enter:
```
//OUTDD DD SYSOUT=X
```
where X is the SYSOUT class, such as A, B, or C.
To specify a data set name, enter:
```
//OUTDD  DD  DSN=fully.qualified.name
//           DISP=XXXXX...
```
where XXXXX... is one of these:
- For an old data set:
```
OLD
```
- For a new sequential data set:
```
(NEW,CATLG),SPACE=(3325,(50,100),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA
```
- For a new partitioned data set
```
(NEW,CATLG),SPACE=(3325,(50,100,25)),UNIT=SYSDA
```
- For a sequential data set that will be modified by, instead of replaced by, the comparison results:
```
MOD
```

Note: These three fields are independent of one another. Also, none of them requires you to provide an OUTDD card in the "Job statement information" field.