Thank you. I came to the same conclusions Probably an RFE in the works to add Date/Time to WS for Offloader
Option 1: Create a new $WSTAB macro that contains the additional fields I want. This is in EXIT0 and could be a challenge Option 2: Move output to an unused output class Option 3: See if there is another field, like UCS, and adapt it for my needs. I have not seen UCS used, so may be a good place to change. Otherwise, from a offloader perspective, what you see on SDSF is not always included in the WS criteria for OFFLOADER. Lizette > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Elardus Engelbrecht > Sent: Monday, February 05, 2018 1:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Help with JES2 Offloader > > Lizette Koehler wrote: > > >I have not setup an offloader in a few decades. I am not sure if I can > >do what I want I know how to setup the Offloader, the OFFx.Sx and > >dataset name/retention/unit > > Good. Your'e in the same boat like me. I was at one stage responsible for > JES2 Offloader until we got output manager software package. > > >I have a JES2 Output queue, call it OUTPUT CLASS A, where I need to > >offload some but not all of the output I would like to offload all work from > Jan 2018 in output class A and nothing else. > >These have various jes2 jobnums, writer names, owner names, etc. So there > is no criteria that would be very specific to what I want. > >What I would like to do is offload the OUTPUT CLASS A output by jobname > >mask AND create-date CRDATE > > CRDATE? I have also encountered that problem in the ancient times... > > Ok. This is what I did in those glorious times: > > I discovered that HOLD is a nice way to separate the output to be selected. > > Use SDSF to select your jobs, output etc. using Filter, Owner, Prefix, > Destination, etc. > Now, you go to the Output screen, then your sort the column CrDate. > > Place all the jobs NOT suitable for your Offload in HOLD. > > Now setup your Offloader to accept all output with HOLD=NO using these > example commands: > > (Careful - I have NOT tested this specific example, this sample below came > from my ancient notes how to use Offloaders) > > Sample command: $T OFF(n).JT,WS=(CLASS,HOLD),CLASS=A,HOLD=NO > > > >I have been reading the manuals, but I am not finding much on the crdate I > would like to use. > > I have also looked up in IBM KnowLedge Centre, but also did not see CrDate > there in the $T OFF pages unless I missed that. > > So I have thinked about using and separating the selections using the HOLD. > HOLD=YES before your date and HOLD=NO after your date. > > Perhaps you can setup your SDSF in batch to do your selection, sort by Crdate > and placing the HOLD where needed. > > Good luck! Offloader is a difficult subject to master. But once you got it, > then you wonder why you're struggling... ;-) > > Groete / Greetings > Elardus Engelbrecht > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
