Search code examples
jcl

What does NOTIFY=&SYSUID mean?

What does NOTIFY=&SYSUID mean on the first line of a JCL? For example in the below declaration:

//DEV1000D JOB (0998,DEV,000,US),'TEST',        
//         CLASS=D,MSGCLASS=V,NOTIFY=&SYSUID
Solution

  • NOTIFY=&SYSUID indicates that the user who submitted the job should be notified when it completes.

    From the MVS JCL manual: NOTIFY:

    In a non-APPC scheduling environment, requests that the system send a message to a userid when this background job completes.

    &SYSUID

    The system replaces &SYSUID with the user ID under whose authority the job will run, which is normally one of the following:

    • The USER parameter from the JOB statement, if specified, or
    • The user ID from which the job was submitted.