Proper way to read a "live" z/OS journal with FRS
Q:
What should your JCL look like when reading a "live" z/OS journal with the recovery program (FRSCESA) or the print program (FRSPESA)?
A:
For the JOURNAL DD, you must include the following SUBSYS and DCB parameters:
SUBSYS=(LOGR,DFHLGCNV,LOCAL,COMPAT41V),DCB=BLKSIZE=32760. Full sample JCL is in SAMPLIB members RECOVTS for recovery and PRINTTS for the print program.