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JCL Considerations

When you submit a FORMAT statement through the batch command facility in local mode, the JCL to execute the facility must include statements to define the following:

• Database files to be processed (or that map to the areas to be processed)
• Journal files to be processed
• Dictionary containing table definitions, if formatting all or part of an SQL-defined database by area or by segment.
• SYSTRK files to be processed

To run under the batch command facility under central version, include a SYSCTL statement.

Note: For more information about the generic JCL used to execute the batch command facility, see the chapter for your operating system in this guide.