DEFAULTS Operator

Displays installation defaults (DEFAULTS Operator) Example

DEFAULTS Operator Tutorial   

Scenario -Prints the DFSORT installation defaults to the list dataset.

JCL -

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//MATEPKDS JOB (123),'MATEPK',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,
//             MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=&SYSUID 
//*
//STEP01   EXEC PGM=ICETOOL
//LISTDD   DD DSN=MATEPK.INPUT.PSFILE2,
//            DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE),VOLUME=SER=DEVHD4,
//            SPACE=(TRK,(1,1),RLSE),UNIT=SYSDA,
//            DCB=(DSORG=PS,RECFM=FB,LRECL=121,BLKSIZE=242)
//TOOLIN   DD *
  DEFAULTS LIST(LISTDD)
/*
//TOOLMSG  DD SYSOUT=*
//DFSMSG   DD SYSOUT=* 
//

LIST OUTPUT - MATEPK.INPUT.PSFILE2

DEFAULTS LIST
Note! The above output comes around 13 pages. So displayed first and last page.

TOOLMSG (SDSF SPOOL) - Verify TOOLMSG for the return code of the submitted job.

DEFAULTS TOOLMSG

Explaining Example -

  • INDD - Specifies the ddname for input file.
  • TOOLIN DD * - Specifies the ICETOOL statements for DFSORT.
  • TOOLMSG - Specifies where to write the ICETOOL processing messages.
  • DFSMSG - Specifies where to write the DFSORT processing messages.
  • DEFAULTS LIST(INDD) LISTSDB - Prints the DFSORT installation defaults in the list data set.