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PACK

The PACK option specifies the maximum number of keyword parameters that can be placed between the starting and ending columns on each JCL statement.

This option has the following format:

PACK=max-number

max-number

Specifies the maximum number of keyword parameters. The default is 1.

Limits: 1 through 80

Additionally, the following statement level options for each specific JCL statement are available:

• PACKJ—for JOB statements
• PACKEX—for EXEC statements
• PACKDD—for DD statements
• PACKIF—for IF/ELSE/ENDIF statements
• PACKIN—for INCLUDE statements
• PACKJL—for JCLLIB statements
• PACKOP—for OUTPUT statements
• PACKPR—for PROC/PEND statements
• PACKS—for SET statements
• PACKCN—for CNTL/PRINTDEV/ENDCNTL statements

If a statement level option is not specified, JCLNeat uses the associated global option value. If a statement level option is specified, this value overrides the associated global option value.

Usage notes:

• For compatibility with earlier releases, PACK=N and PACK=Y are still accepted. PACK=N is treated as PACK=1 (each reformatted JCL statement contains only one keyword parameter and its data). PACK=Y is treated as PACK=80 (each reformatted JCL statement contains as many keyword parameters as possible within the limits of the starting column and Column 71).
• JCLNeat converts any inline comments that it encounters into stand-alone comments and output before the reformatted JCL statement.
• The following rules apply when using DCBS and PACK together:
  • When PACK=1 (or PACK=N) and DCBS=Y are specified, the DCB subparameters are each split onto separate JCL statements.
  • With all other combinations of PACK and DCBS, the string of DCB subparameters are all considered one single keyword parameter.