Viewing the report output
Your report is printed and routed to the printer you specified in your JOB statement and sysout class. If you specified a hold queue for your sysout class (or MSGCLASS if Sysout class=*), use split screen and access your output viewing facility to examine the report.
A portion of the report is shown in the following figure.
Print Data File Result (Formatted Output, Show Offset)
SDSF OUTPUT DISPLAY USERID9B JOB05403 DSID 103 LINE 2 COLUMNS 01- 80
COMMAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CSR
02 JAN 2008 FILE-AID 21.1 PRINT FACILITY 12:40:29 PAGE 1
FILE CONTENTS REPORT
File Printed USERID9.FASAMP.EMPLOYEE
Type VSAM KSDS
RECORD: 1 EMPLOYEE-MASTER-FILE
---- FIELD LEVEL/NAME ------- RELATIVE ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
5 EMP-NUMBER 0 00090
5 EMP-LAST-NAME 5 MARTIN
5 EMP-FIRST-NAME 20 EDWARD
5 EMP-MID-INIT 30 M
5 FILLER 31
5 EMP-TITLE 33 AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER
5 EMP-PERSONAL-INFO SYNC 63
10 EMP-NATL-ID-NUMBER 63 427890125
10 FILLER 72
10 EMP-DATE-OF-BIRTH 73 101954
10 EMP-HIRE-DATE 79 920101
10 EMP-MARITAL-STATUS 85 M
COMMAND INPUT ===> SCROLL ===> CSR
02 JAN 2008 FILE-AID 21.1 PRINT FACILITY 12:40:29 PAGE 1
FILE CONTENTS REPORT
File Printed USERID9.FASAMP.EMPLOYEE
Type VSAM KSDS
RECORD: 1 EMPLOYEE-MASTER-FILE
---- FIELD LEVEL/NAME ------- RELATIVE ----+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4
5 EMP-NUMBER 0 00090
5 EMP-LAST-NAME 5 MARTIN
5 EMP-FIRST-NAME 20 EDWARD
5 EMP-MID-INIT 30 M
5 FILLER 31
5 EMP-TITLE 33 AIRPLANE MANUFACTURER
5 EMP-PERSONAL-INFO SYNC 63
10 EMP-NATL-ID-NUMBER 63 427890125
10 FILLER 72
10 EMP-DATE-OF-BIRTH 73 101954
10 EMP-HIRE-DATE 79 920101
10 EMP-MARITAL-STATUS 85 M
More about the print function
Through the Print function, you can also print XREF members, selection criteria members (existing, not temporary), record layouts, and audit trails from edited files. For more information, see Print-function.
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