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Backward references z/OS MVS JCL Reference SA23-1385-00 |
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A backward reference is a reference to an earlier DD statement in the job or in a cataloged or in-stream procedure called by a job step. A backward reference is in the form *.ddname or *.stepname.ddname or *.stepname.procstepname.ddname. The ddname in the reference is the ddname of the earlier DD statement. If the earlier DD statement contains a DDNAME parameter, the reference is to the ddname in the name field of the earlier statement, not to the ddname in the DDNAME parameter. The DD statement referenced in a DDNAME parameter cannot refer
to a DD statement between the statement containing the DDNAME parameter
and itself. For example:
The DDNAME parameter on DD1 refers to DD statement INPUT. The VOLUME parameter of DD3 specifies a backward reference to DD1, which is the name field ddname. DD statement INPUT identifies the volume 333333 in its VOLUME=SER=333333 parameter. DD statement INPUT cannot use a backward reference to the VOLUME parameter on DD5 because DD5 is between the referring DD1 and the referenced INPUT. |
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