One problem with finding docs is that IBM overloads the term Subsystem. SMF uses the term to mean roughly the set {batch jobs, started tasks, TSO sessions, ...} plus the meaning @John is describing. I think there may also be some other meanings.
Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of John McKown Sent: Friday, November 3, 2017 11:21 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: SUBSYS= ? On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 12:50 PM, Phil Smith <p...@voltage.com> wrote: > I'm trying to understand more about using a SUBSYS= on a DD. The > problem is that Googling "z/OS" and "subsys" or "subsystem" isn't > exactly fruitful, and the IBM-MAIN archives search seems to be broken > (unless nobody has ever mentioned "jcl"). > > Can someone point me at a book that talks about what this does and how > one would implement one? > Example is File 290 on the CBT. Go here: http://cbttape.org/cbtdowns.htm or download directly: http://cbttape.org/ftp/cbt/CBT290.zip On z/OS UNIX command prompt: curl http://cbttape.org/ftp/cbt/CBT290.zip >CBT290.zip jar -xvf CBT290.zip cp -B -W "seqparms='SPACE=(TRK,(10,2)),RECFM=FB,LRECL=80'" FILE290.XMI "//'some.ps.dsn'" # on TSO, do a RECEIVE INDATASET(...) on the 'some.pds.dsn' to create PDS Read more here: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSLTBW_2.1.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r1.ieaf200/ssiint.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN