TERM

TERM affects whether progress and diagnostic messages are sent to the SYSTERM device.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramTERM=*NOYES
Default
TERM=NO
YES
Specifies that the progress and diagnostic messages are sent to the SYSTERM file, which defaults to the user's terminal unless specified otherwise.
NO
Specifies that no messages are sent to the SYSTERM file.

If TERM is specified in the source program, a SYSTERM DD statement must also be specified for each application program.

TERM corresponds to the TERMINAL compiler option.