Header/Self-defining Section

This section contains the common SMF record headers fields and the triplet fields (offset/length/number), if applicable, that locate the other sections on the record.

Offsets Name Length Format Description
0 0 SMF43LEN 2 binary Record length. This field and the next field (total of four bytes) form the RDW (record descriptor word). See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
2 2 SMF43SEG 2 binary Segment descriptor (see record length field).
4 4 SMF43FLG 1 binary System indicator:
Bit
Meaning when set
0-2
Reserved
3-6
Version indicators*
7
Reserved.

*See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.

5 5 SMF43RTY 1 binary Record type 43 (X'2B').
6 6 SMF43TME 4 binary Time since midnight, in hundredths of second, when the record was moved into the SMF buffer.
10 10 SMF43DTE 4 packed Date record was moved into SMF buffer, in the form 0cyydddF. See Standard SMF record header for a detailed description.
14 E SMF43SID 4 EBCDIC System identification (from the SID parameter).
18 12 SMF43SBS 2 binary Subsystem identification — X'0002' signifies JES2.
20 14 SMF43RSV 2   Reserved.
22 16 SMF43LRR 2 binary Length of rest of record, excluding this field.
24 18 SMF43RV1 2   Reserved.
26 1A SMF43RST 1 binary Warm start indicator
Bit
Meaning when set
0
If 0, record written for $S JES2 command

If 1, record written for $E SYS command

1-7
Reserved.
27 1B SMF43OPT 1 binary JES2 start options. (This field is zero for $E SYS command.) See z/OS JES2 Initialization and Tuning Guide for more detailed information.
Bit
Meaning when set
0
Format the spool
1
Cold start
2
REQ option was specified
3
LIST option was specified
4
LOG option was specified
5
RECONFIG option was specified
6
CONSOLE option was specified
7
JES2 determined that it could perform a quick start.
28 1C SMF43EID 4 EBCDIC If $E SYS command, identification of system whose job processing is to be reclaimed.

If S JES2 command, zero.