system value QSPLFACN; *KEEP vs. *DETACH; spooled files kept with a job

["Eric Lehti" <elehti@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Any of you use a different value than is shipped with the system for:
1)  	System value QSPLFACN  *KEEP (default)  Or *DETACH
2)	CHGJOBD  Spooled file action  . . . . . . SPLFACN        *SYSVAL


The *DETACH value might be useful for some.

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QSPLFACN

 

    Spooled file action.  Specifies whether spooled files are kept with

    a job or detached from the job.  Keeping spooled files with jobs

    allows job commands such as Work with Submitted Jobs (WRKSBMJOB) to

    work with the spooled files even after the job has ended.  Detaching

    spooled files from jobs reduces the use of system resources by

     allowing job structures to be recycled when the job ends.

 

     NOTE: You must have *ALLOBJ and *SECADM special authorities to

     change this system value.

 

     This system value is used for system and subsystem monitor jobs and

     is the system-wide default for all other jobs.  A change to this

     system value takes effect for all jobs that become active after the

     change.  The shipped value is *KEEP.

 

 Spooled file action

 

     *KEEP       When the job ends, as long as at least one spooled file

                 for the job exists in the system auxiliary storage pool

                 (ASP 1) or in a basic user ASP (ASPs 2-32), the spooled

                 files are kept with the job and the status of the job
is  
                 updated to indicate that the job has completed.  If all

                 remaining spooled files for the job are in independent

                 ASPs (ASPs 33-255), the spooled files will be detached

                 from the job and the job will be removed from the

                 system.

 

     *DETACH     When the job ends, the spooled files are detached from

                 the job and the job is removed from the system.

                                                                    

Spooled file action  . . . . . . SPLFACN        *SYSVAL

Help                 Spooled file action (SPLFACN) - Help

 

    Specifies whether or not spooled files are accessed through job

    interfaces after the job ends.  Keeping spooled files with jobs

    allows job commands such as the Work with Submitted Jobs (WRKSBMJOB)

    command to work with the spooled files even after the job has ended.

    Detaching spooled files from jobs reduces the use of system

    resources by allowing job structures to be recycled when the jobs

    end.

 

    *SAME

        The value does not change.

 

    *SYSVAL

        The value specified in the system value QSPLFACN is used.

 

    *KEEP

        When the job ends, as long as at least one spooled file for the

        job exists in the system auxiliary storage pool (ASP 1) or in a

        basic user ASP (ASPs 2-32), the spooled files are kept with the

         job and the status of the job is updated to indicate that the

         job has completed.  If all remaining spooled files for the job

         are in independent ASPs (ASPs 33-255), the spooled files will
be  
         detached from the job and the job will be removed from the

         system.

 

     *DETACH

         When the job ends, the spooled files are detached from the job

         and the job is removed from the system.