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Edit and Validate the Parameter Data Set using EDCHEK ISPF Edit Macro

This procedure describes how to edit and validate the parameter data set. If you specified an 'E' in the previous step, the contents of the parameter data set are available for editing.

Follow these steps:

  1. Specify the parameters for the scheduling product.
  2. Start the parameters in column 1 and stop on or before column 71.
  3. Specify the parameters in any order (there is no correct parameter order).

    Note: Depending on the product, some parameters can be required. Refer to the following product parameters for details.

  4. Specify comment lines by placing an asterisk (*) in column 1. Do not add comments to the right side of the parameter value.
  5. Press PF3 (END) out of the parameter file.

CA JCLCheck calls the scheduling product that was specified to resolve its variables. CA JCLCheck then receives a resolved JCL deck and validates the resolved JCL.

After the JCL is validated, you are returned to the ISPF edit session showing ==MSG> lines pointing to JCL lines in error. The error lines are resolved JCL lines and they can look different from the unresolved JCL lines in the ISPF edit session. Also, since the resolved JCL could have JCL lines that were added or deleted, error messages can appear for JCL lines not present in the unresolved JCL deck. Note the differences between the unresolved and resolved JCL.

For a list of the parameters for each supported scheduling product, see the following topics: