Runtime Options

CA JCLCheck runtime options control a wide range of input, processing, and output functions. CA JCLCheck establishes a set of default runtime options that can be modified for each installation. With each execution of CA JCLCheck, you can change or add options for that run. Upon initiation of processing, CA JCLCheck evaluates the options in effect for that execution.

To change the default options you must modify the JCLDFLT CSECT. For information about changing the default options, see CA JCLCheck User-Modifiable CSECTs.

To specify options for each execution of CA JCLCheck, use one of the following:

The PARM field on the EXEC statement
The supplementary OPTIONS file

You identify options to CA JCLCheck as keyword parameters on the PARM field of the EXEC statement. By specifying OPTIONS in the PARM field you can supply additional options in a SYSIN file.

Note: For more information about each of these runtime options and the OPTIONS keyword, see the Command Reference Guide.

CA JCLCheck evaluates the options you request at the start of processing. Errors in option specification can cause CA JCLCheck to bypass the option request to substitute an option or to terminate its execution immediately with a return code 16. CA JCLCheck displays the options from the PARM field and the supplementary OPTIONS file, any warning or error messages associated with those option specifications, and a complete list of the options in effect on the message output that precedes the standard CA JCLCheck reports.