CLASS

PSF for z/OS: User's Guide

CLASS

PSF for z/OS: User's Guide
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CLASS

Specifies the output print class for printing the data set.

To specify an output class, either use a SYSOUT parameter on the DD statement, or use a CLASS parameter on an OUTPUT statement assigned to that DD statement. You must specify a class in one statement or the other. If you specify a parameter in both a DD statement and an OUTPUT statement, PSF uses the parameter in the DD statement.

CLASS=name

The value is:

name: Specifies one alphanumeric character for the output print class name.

If a single printer is defined for an output class, CLASS is all you need to specify. If, however, an output class contains a group of printers, select a printer from the group by specifying a destination parameter (see DEST). If you do not, the system selects the first available printer in the class.

Examples:

To select a printer when only one printer is defined for an output class, specify this on the DD statement:
```
//DD1 DD SYSOUT=A
```
The SYSOUT parameter on the DD statement overrides the OUTPUT JCL CLASS parameter. To use the OUTPUT JCL CLASS parameter, you must code a null class on the DD statement, like this: SYSOUT=(,).
```
//OUTPUT3 OUTPUT CLASS=C,FORMDEF=fdefname
//DD3 DD SYSOUT=(,),OUTPUT=(*.OUTPUT3)
```

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