Standard job processing JCL restrictions

The standard job processing method has certain restrictions.

The following JCL restrictions apply for the standard job processing method.
  • STEPLIB, HPCPRINT, HPCTRACE, and HPCSYSIN are processed only from the standard procedure JCL.
  • JES & symbols can be used only for JCL that appears in the standard procedure.
  • DBRC % symbols can be used in the skeletal JCL.
  • Steps before and after EXEC DFSUCUM0 in the skeletal JCL are ignored.
  • UNIT=AFF= is allowed only for DD DFSULOG/HPCADUMY.
  • SYSIN defined in the standard procedure are freed and reallocated.
  • DD * is allowed only for SYSIN DD and only in the EXEC DFSUCUM0 step of the skeletal JCL.
  • The list of processed DD parameters for merged DDs is limited to the following parameters:
    DUMMY
DSN=dataset and DSN=dataset(member)
FREE=CLOSE
DISP=(stat,norm,cond)
UNIT=(dev,count,DEFER)
UNIT=(AFF=) DFSULOG only
VOL=SER=
SPACE=(type,(prim,sec,dir))
DCB=(DSORG=,RECFM=,LRECL=,BLKSIZE=)
SYSOUT=
DATACLAS=
MGMTCLAS=
STORCLAS=
EXPDT=
RETPD=
LIKE=
RECFM=
LRECL=
BLKSIZE=
LABEL=
EXPDT=