SYSPRINT

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SYSPRINT.

You can specify different SYSPRINT data sets for each of the utilities that SMP/E calls. This can be done with the PRINT value in the appropriate UTILITY entry. For more information, see UTILITY entry (global zone).

Use
The SYSPRINT data set contains output from the utilities called by SMP/E.
Attributes
Sequential; DISP=MOD.

Do not specify LRECL, BLKSIZE, or RECFM unless they are compatible with the attributes used by the utilities called.

If SYSPRINT is allocated to a data set, the disposition must be MOD, because SMP/E opens and closes the SYSPRINT DD statement at each SET command. If the disposition is SHR or OLD, SYSPRINT contains only the output from the last set of commands processed before the end of SMP/E processing.

Device
SYSOUT, printer, direct access, or tape.

SYSOUT or a tape is recommended, because SYSPRINT might be opened with different DCB attributes by the various utilities and service aids called by SMP/E.

Note:
  1. BLKSIZE must not exceed 32760.
  2. How you specify the SYSPRINT data set can affect whether a listing of the utility output is produced. For example, no listing is produced if the PRINT value in the UTILITY entry specifies either of the following:
    • A DDDEF for a DUMMY data set
    • A DDDEF for a data set that is sent to a SYSOUT class that suppresses output
Parent topic: SMP/E data sets and files