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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Apr 23, 2025

Make the Journal Control Field &JOBUSER which is available on z/OS CDC available for use with Remote CDC

This Journal Control Field is one we currently use in our Audit subscriptions so that we can easily track down a change that may have occurred outside of a 'normal' production process.  We are looking to transition to using Remote CDC as the log scraper but &JOBUSER does not populate when using Remote CDC.  This will make it more difficult for our clients to track down who or what made a change without involving other groups in the investigation.

Needed By Quarter
  • Admin
    Davendra Paltoo
    Apr 25, 2025

    IBM Update.

    Thanks for filing the requirement. We will consider this request as part of future roadmap planning cycles.


    In the meantime:

    Note that the &USER JCF will provide similar data as &JOBUSER.

    &USER is available at present with the remote version.