Installation conventions worksheet

Using this worksheet, identify the conventions used at your MVS™ installation. Documenting this information will help you create JCL data sets that your system will accept. You may need to ask someone more familiar with your installation to help you identify the conventions indicated in the worksheet.

Table 1. Installation conventions worksheet
Convention Installation-specific attribute(s) Value
Job Entry Subsystem (JES2/JES3)  
Data Set Editor  
Security Requirements  
Data Set Allocation Volume Serial  
Generic Unit  
Space Units  
Primary Quantity  
Secondary Quantity  
Directory Blocks  
Record Format Fixed Block (RECFM=FB)
Logical Record Length 80 (LRECL=80)
Block Size
  • 0 for Sequential Data Sets
  • >0 for Partitioned Data Sets
Job Information and Requirements Accounting Data  
Message Class  
Input Processing Information  
Output Processing Information