OUTPUT JCL statement

Figure 1 shows a sample Output JCL statement with various keywords and subparameters. These elements are used as examples in the following discussion.

The OUTPUT JCL statement contains keyword parameters (for example, BURST=), which are referred to in this information simply as keywords. To the right of the keyword's equal sign is variable information consisting of subparameters. This variable information can have one of the following forms:

One subparameter (for example YES)
More than one subparameter (for example GT12,GB12,GI12)
In this case, the subparameters are separated by commas and enclosed in parentheses.

Subparameters themselves can consist of one or more parameters. The following subparameter forms are possible:

One parameter (for example 3)
More than one parameter (for example (5,2))
A subparameter that can consist of more than one parameter is called a subparameter list. The parameters contained in a subparameter list are called subparameter list elements. These subparameter list elements are separated by commas and enclosed in parentheses.

A subparameter list element and a subparameter that is not a subparameter list are referred to as atomic subparameters.