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Format of Banner Pages

You can control the format and contents of each banner page. You can specify what information is to be printed on each page, where the information should be positioned, and the size of the information. You can also access and/or specify special Control-D variables that will be replaced with appropriate values. For a complete list of all variables and control parameters, see the Exits chapter in the INCONTROL for z/OS Administrator Guide.

This information is defined in the banner members. The example below shows the definition for the report start banner ($$REPSTA) in the IOA BANNERS library.

Example Definition (Report Start Banner)

********************************* TOP OF DATA  *********************************

C AN EXAMPLE OF A BANNER DEFINITION FOR A BANNER THAT IS

C PRINTED AT THE BEGINNING OF A REPORT.

1

M%USER%

R  E  P  O  R  T :

+R  E  P  O  R  T :

------------------

+------------------

S%REPORT%

  ------------------------------------

  |   PAGES          : %PAGES%        |

  |   LINES          : %LINES%        |

  |                                   |

  |   JOBNAME        :   %JOBNAME%    |

  |   JOB ID         :   %JOBID%      |

  |   ORIGINAL DATE  :   %ODATE%      |

  |                                   |

  |   DATE           :   %DATE%       |

  |   TIME           :   %TIME%       |

  ------------------------------------

M%USER%

E

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