&SYSDATC System Variable Symbol

Use &SYSDATC to obtain the date, including the century, on which your source module is assembled. &SYSDATC has a global scope.

The value of &SYSDATC is an 8-character string in the format:

YYYYMMDD

where:

YYYY: Is four-digit field that gives the year, including the century. It has a value 0000 - 9999.
MM: Is two-digit field that gives the month of the year. It has a value 01 - 12.
DD: Is two-digit field that gives the day of the month. It has a value 01 - 31.

Example:

20000328

Notes:

The date corresponds to the date printed in the page heading of listings and remains constant for each assembly.
The value of the type attribute of &SYSDATC (T'&SYSDATC) is always N.
The value of the count attribute (K'&SYSDATC) is always 8.