// command |
JCL command |
Enters an MVS™ system operator command through
the input stream. The command statement is used primarily by the
operator. Use the COMMAND statement instead of the JCL command statement. |
// COMMAND |
command |
Specifies an MVS or JES command that the system
issues when the JCL is converted. Use the COMMAND statement instead
of the JCL command statement. |
//* comment |
comment |
Contains comments. The comment statement is used primarily
to document a program and its resource requirements. |
// CNTL |
control |
Marks the beginning of one or more program control statements. |
// DD |
data definition |
Identifies and describes a data set. |
/* |
delimiter |
Indicates the end of data placed in the input stream. Note: A user can designate any two characters to
be the delimiter.
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// ENDCNTL |
end control |
Marks the end of one or more program control statements. |
// EXEC |
execute |
Marks the beginning of a job step; assigns a name to the step;
identifies the program or the cataloged or in-stream procedure to
be executed in this step. |
// IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF |
IF/THEN/ELSE/
ENDIF statement
construct
|
Specifies conditional execution of job steps within a job. |
// INCLUDE |
include |
Identifies a member of a partitioned data set (PDS) or partitioned
data set extended (PDSE) that contains JCL statements to include in
the job stream. |
// JCLLIB |
JCL library |
Identifies the libraries that the system will search for: - INCLUDE groups
- Procedures named in EXEC statements.
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// JOB |
job |
Marks the beginning of a job; assigns a name to the job. |
// |
null |
Marks the end of a job. |
// OUTPUT |
output JCL |
Specifies the processing options that the job entry subsystem
is to use for printing a sysout data set. |
// PEND |
procedure end |
Marks the end of an in-stream or cataloged procedure. |
// PROC |
procedure |
Marks the beginning of an in-stream procedure and may mark
the beginning of a cataloged procedure; assigns default values to
parameters defined in the procedure. |
// SET |
set |
Defines and assigns initial values to symbolic parameters used
when processing JCL statements. Changes or nullifies the values assigned
to symbolic parameters. |
// XMIT |
transmit |
Transmits input stream records from one node to another. |