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JCL DD Statement
The step contains more than 3273 DD statements then what will happen the job if I submit..?


  
Total Answers and Comments: 2 Last Update: December 20, 2008     Asked by: reddy.m 
  
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May 16, 2008 02:09:02   #1  
gskn4u Member Since: May 2008   Contribution: 1    

RE: JCL DD Statement
Maximum of 255 steps will be executed at once. but if you want to execute more then 255 then divide the jcl in parts. run the first JCL and after checking the return code run the next JCL within the same jcl. It is similar to running a job within another job.

code to trigger a jcl within a jcl:

//JOB CARD
//*

//STEP050 EXEC PGM IEBGENER
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT *
//SYSUT1 DD DSN SYSPDA.JCLLIB(JCL2) DISP SHR < JOB NAME
//SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT (A INTRDR)
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
//

 
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December 19, 2008 19:16:25   #2  
serken Member Since: December 2008   Contribution: 8    

RE: JCL DD Statement
The original question was about the number OF DD STATEMENTS not(!) the number of JOB STEPS!
 
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