How do I assign a JES destination to a jobs MSGCLASS data?

Products

• Dispatch Output Mgmt

Issue/Introduction

 Example of how to assign a DESTINATION to a jobs MSGCLASS data

Environment

Release: DISPAX00200-11.7-Dispatch
Component:

Resolution

To add a destination to a job's MSGCLASS output (JESMSGLG, JESJCL,and JESYSMSG ) you need to use either a ROUTE PRINT or a FORMAT statement depending on whether you are using JES2 or JES3.

The two examples below show how to add a destination of MSG7 to MSGCLASS output.

- If using JES2, to specify a destination for MSGCLASS you use a Route Print statement: 

  /*ROUTE PRINT MSG7

- If using JES3, you need to use a Format statement: 

  /*FORMAT PR,DDNAME=,DEST=MSG7  

Adding the Route Print or Format statement will also attach a destination to any output using 'DD *'

For instance, in this IEBGENER for a JES 2 site:

 //JOBCARD...
 /*ROUTE PRINT MSG7
 //IEBGENER EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
 //OUT1   OUTPUT  CLASS=B,DEST=DIST2,OUTDISP=(KEEP,KEEP)
 //SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*
 //SYSOUT   DD  SYSOUT=A

After running this JCL the JESMSGLG, JESJCL, and JESYSMSG will go to JES as class=X and have a destination of MSG7.

Additionally, since the SYSPRINT DD statement specifies SYSOUT=*,  it will also go to JES as a class=X and have a destination of MSG7.