Spool Data to a Dataset

Transferring Data from Spool to a Dataset

Many a times we need the data sitting in spool to be transferred to a dataset. We might be researching on that data or the client might be looking for that data.

To take care of such requests we can make use of any of the two approaches described here

Method 1: (XDC)

1. Goto Spool

2. Give XDC against the jobname,

3. Provide details of the dataset to which contents to be transferred.

 

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Method 2: Using a Job

//BATCHSP JOB (ACC INFO,,,,,XXXX),'         ',CLASS=M,    
//            MSGCLASS=Y,NOTIFY=&SYSUID                    
//********************************************************
//** COPY THE ISPF PROFILE                                 
//*********************************************************

//BSDSF  EXEC PGM=ISFAFD,PARM='++30,256'                                
//ISFOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//SYSOUT   DD SYSOUT=*                                                  
//ISFIN    DD *                                                          
PRE job-name                                                            
ST                                                                      
FILTER JOBID EQ job-id                                                  
++?                                                                      
FIND 'SYSOUT'                                                            
++S                                                                      
PRINT ODSN 'USER.ABC.XYZ' * SHR                                  
PRINT 1 9999                                                            
PRINT CLOSE                                                              
END                                                                      
EXIT                                                                    
/*                                                                      
//  

 

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