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/PRE_FUNCTION=prefunction_command /NOPRE_FUNCTION (D)

Specifies an OpenVMS command string of up to 1024 characters that the manager processes before the main job’s OpenVMS command. For example:

/PRE_FUNCTION="SET DEF [MYDIRECTORY]"

If the command string contains the at sign (@) or includes spaces, enclose it in quotation marks. This qualifier is not supported with this command for /MODE=REMOTE jobs.

For more information on prefunctions and postfunctions, see the CA Job Management for OpenVMS Administration Guide.