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CAPTURE BY: Post–Processing Parameter

Extracts data from the job's JES output datasets (JESYSMSG, JESJCL, and JESMSGLG), and places the data into a Control-M AutoEdit variable.

Figure 151 CAPTURE BY Parameter Format

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  OUT                                                                        

  AUTO-ARCHIVE Y          SYSDB    Y      MAXDAYS      MAXRUNS               

  RETENTION:  # OF DAYS TO KEEP      # OF GENERATIONS TO KEEP                

  SYSOUT OP   (C,D,F,N,R)                                              FROM  

  MAXRERUN      RERUNMEM                                                     

  CAPTURE BY   (W - WORD / C - CHAR)                                         

  CYCLIC TYPE: C                                   INTERVAL         FROM     

  INTERVAL SEQUENCE: +         +         +         +         +               

  SPECIFIC TIMES:                                             TOLERANCE      

                       +           +           +           +           +     

  STEP RANGE         FR (PGM.PROC)          .          TO          .         

  ON PGMST          PROCST          CODES                               A/O  

Optional. The CAPTURE BY parameter consists of the subparameters described in Table 166.

Table 166 CAPTURE BY Subparameter Format

Subparameter

Description

CAPTURE BY

Determines whether to capture data by word or by character or not at all. Valid values are:

  • W  – word  
  • C   –  character
  • Blank - no capture (Default)

SEARCH

The string from where to begin the capture process in the output file. Use from 1 to 53 characters. Mandatory.

SKIP     ROWS

The number of rows to skip from the search string. Valid values are from 0 to 99999999. Default: 0.

SKIP     WORDS

The number of words to skip from the search string in the output file. Valid values are from 0 to 255. Default: 0.

DELIMITER

A character to mark the beginning/end of words. Only relevant for CAPTURE BY W (word). Default: Blank.

SKIP     CHARS

The number of characters to skip from the search string in the output file. Valid values are from 0 to 255. Default: 0.

TAKE     WORDS

The number of words to capture. Valid values are from 1 to 44. Blank or zeros indicate capture up to end of line. Default: 1.

TAKE     CHARS

The number of characters to capture. Valid values are from 1 to 44. Blank or zeros indicate capture up to end of line. Default: 0.

INTO

Specify an AutoEdit variable name that is the target of the Capture action. Mandatory.The variable can be specified as one of the following types:

  • %%varname - local variable
  • %%\varname - global variable
  • %%\\poolname\varname - named pool
  • %%\\varname - SMART table

Maximum characters in pool variable name allowed: 18

Maximum characters in pool name allowed: 20.

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Job Production Parameters