SYSOUT

PSF for z/OS: User's Guide

SYSOUT

PSF for z/OS: User's Guide
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SYSOUT

Specifies the output class and, optionally, the form name for the print data set. The output class and the form name can also be specified in the CLASS and FORMS parameters of the OUTPUT statement. For information about using these parameters, see CLASS and FORMS.

You can submit jobs to the Infoprint Server subsystem for processing and spooling by using the JCL SUBSYS parameter (you must have a license for the Infoprint Server feature of z/OS®). For more information about the Print Interface subsystem, see z/OS Infoprint Server User’s Guide.

You can specify the SYSOUT parameter in a DD statement, as follows:

SYSOUT=(class,,formname)

The values are:

class: Specifies one alphanumeric character for the output print class name.
formname: Specifies the one to eight alphanumeric character name of the form.

You must specify a class value on either the CLASS parameter in the OUTPUT statement or the SYSOUT parameter in the DD statement. If the class or the form name is coded both in the OUTPUT statement and in the SYSOUT parameter, PSF uses the value coded in the DD statement.

Examples:

This example specifies an output class of A. The form name is specified in the OUTPUT statement:
```
//OUT1 OUTPUT FORM=FORM1
//DD1 DD SYSOUT=A,OUTPUT=(*.OUT1)
```
In the next example, both class and form are specified with the SYSOUT parameter:
```
//DD2  DD  SYSOUT=(A,,FORM2)
```
To allow class to be specified in an OUTPUT statement, code the SYSOUT parameter as in this example:
```
//OUT3 OUTPUT CLASS=A
//DD3  DD  SYSOUT=(,),OUTPUT=(*.OUT3)
```

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