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

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

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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.