Data set name skeleton substitution keywords

The job name from the JOB statement in the application program JCL.

The JES-assigned JOB identifier for the job. This keyword is valid only for data sets that AR/CTL creates.

The job step name from the EXEC statement in the application program JCL.

The job step name (if available) or the procedure step name (if the job step name is not available).

The procedure step name from the EXEC statement in the JCL procedure. If the execution does not use a JCL procedure or if the procedure step does not have a step name, AR/CTL substitutes blanks, and an invalid data set name results.

The PSB name from the PSB value of the PARM parameter on the EXEC statement in the application program JCL.

The ASB name from the ASB value of the PARM parameter on the EXEC statement in the application program JCL or from the program registration record.

The program name from the PGM parameter on the EXEC statement in the job step JCL.

The ARCID associated with the job step.

The IMSID associated with the job step.

The value of the Department Name option from the merged processing options record for this execution. For information about setting the value of this option, see Department-name.

The value of the SEQ keyword within the job step for each job step. AR/CTL initially sets the value to 1. Then AR/CTL increments the value each time it uses the keyword to construct a data set name within the job step. AR/CTL does not maintain the value between successive job steps for the same job, reattaches or restarts of the same job, or different jobs. When AR/CTL constructs the data set qualifier using this keyword, it prefixes the seven-position numeric portion with the character S. This keyword is valid only for data sets that AR/CTL creates.

The Julian date, in the format Dyyyyddd, where D is a constant, yyyy is the year, and ddd is the day of the year (1 to 366). This keyword is valid only for data sets that AR/CTL creates.

The time of the execution, in the format Thhmmsst, where T is a constant, hh is the hour (00 to 23), mm is the minute (00 to 59), ss is the second (00 to 59), and t is the tenth of a second (0 to 9). This keyword is valid only for data sets that AR/CTL creates.

The value that is specified for the USER keyword on the JOB statement. If AR/CTL cannot locate a valid USER value on the JOB statement or by system default, it uses the job name for this keyword. &USER is not a good high-level qualifier for the checkpoint data set.