Table 1 lists the new and changed JES2 executable macros. See z/OS JES2 Macros for more information.
| Macro | Release | Description | Reason for change |
|---|---|---|---|
| $#BUSY | z/OS® V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter JOA | Specifies the address of the JOA to use for processing |
| $#JOE | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter NXPREG | Specifies work register to use to store the next pre-fetched JOE |
| $DOGBERT | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter GETCOUNT | Support counting control blocks of a particular type |
| $DOGCAT | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameters BATCHONLY and GETCOPY | Process only batch job execution queues, and obtain a copy of a CAT |
| $DSERV | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter OPTIONS | Support for serializing checkpoint versions |
| $ESTAE | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter DUMP added | Support capturing a dump in the user environment |
| $FREEBUF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New TYPE value SUBST | Support symbol substitution |
| $GETBUF | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter BUFL for TYPE=SUBST | Support symbol substitution |
| $GETHP | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter FIX | Support page fixing storage |
| $GETMAIN | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New TCB value CURRENT | Support associating GETMAINed storage with the current TCB |
| $GETRTN | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter MISSING | Label to branch to if the routine cannot be located |
| $JBIDBLD | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter JID1CHR | Force the macro to return a job ID with a single character prefix followed by a 7 digit job number |
| $JCORBLD | z/OS V2R1 | New macro: New job correlator macro | Build a job correlator for the supplied job |
| $JQESERV | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter POSTRTN | Support logical association of a series of $JQESERV requests, treating them as one request |
| $PDBFIND | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New DSKEY value LASTSYS | Support locating the last system data set |
| $QJQE | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter NXPREG | Specifies work register to use to store the next pre-fetched JOE |
| $RETURN | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter RCG | Support returning a 64-bit return code |
| $SCANTAB | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: Updated character set support | Support for 8 character job class character set |
| $SEAS | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameters ERRET and OKRET | Label to branch to if the macro returns an error (ERRET) or returns an okay return code (OKRET) |
| $SJBLOCK | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter ACCEPT | Support nested SSI calls |
| $TRACE | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New optional second parameter NOFILTER added to TYPE=TEST parameter | Supports skipping the trace filter tests and returning only the TEDE control block |
| $WSTAB | z/OS V2R1 | Changed macro: New parameter POS | Supports a work selection criteria that has the same significance before and after the "/". |
| $#JOE | z/OS V1R13 | Changed macro: New parameter CBADDR added | Specifies the address of JOA to use for processing |
| $DOGJOE | z/OS V1R13 | Changed macro: New operand KEEP added to parameter ACTION=FETCHNEXT | Specifies to not release the memory for the JOA |
| $DOGJOE | z/OS V1R13 | Changed macro: New operand JOETIME added to parameter #POST. | Updates JOECRTME if OUTDEF OUTTIME=UPDATE has been specified |