TERM

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramNOTERMTERM(WIDE)(NARROW)
Default
NOTERM
Abbreviations
None
Restrictions
This option is not allowed on *PROCESS statements.
TERM
Is equivalent to TERM(WIDE). See the description of TERM(WIDE).
WIDE
On z/OS® and CMS, instructs the assembler to write error messages to the terminal data set. You define the terminal data set with the SYSTERM ddname.

On z/VSE®, instructs the assembler to write error messages to SYSLOG. SYSLOG is normally assigned at system initialization time and is assigned permanently to the system log (console).

NARROW
The NARROW suboption instructs the assembler to compress multiple consecutive spaces into a single space.

On z/OS and CMS, instructs the assembler to write error messages to the terminal data set. You define the terminal data set with the SYSTERM ddname.

On z/VSE, instructs the assembler to write error messages to SYSLOG. SYSLOG is normally assigned at system initialization time and is assigned permanently to the system log (console).

NOTERM
Instructs the assembler not to write error messages to SYSTERM (z/OS and CMS) or SYSLOG (z/VSE).

You can specify the TERM option on the JCL OPTION statement.