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JESCHAR Parameter

This parameter defines the JES command character.

Notes:

• In a JES2 environment where multiple copies of JES2 are running, the command character for the primary JES2 system must be the first one listed.
• In a JES3 environment the first character of JESCHAR is the character you will use when writing AOF CMD rules to intercept JES3 commands. You only need to write a single CMD rule for JES3 commands, no matter which command prefix (system or sysplex scope) was used when the command was issued. CA OPS/MVS translates the actual prefix used, to the first character specified in JESCHAR, for AOF rule purposes. For more information on writing CMD rules, see the AOF Rules User Guide. Specifically see the variables CMD.JES3PREFIX, CMD.JES3PLEXSYN and CMD.JES3SYN.
• In a JES3 environment where the character 8 is allowed as a system command prefix, you must specify 8 as the second character in the JESCHAR string. If not, only specify the first character of JESCHAR.

Important! The JESCHAR parameter can only contain characters from the table shown in Characters That Can Be Used In z/OS Commands in the chapter “Using This Reference.”

Default value

$ for JES2 sites; *8 for JES3 sites

Other possible values

Any two-character string (based on the notes above). Typically, a one-character value is specified in JES2 sites.

Set or modify this parameter...

Anytime

Example: JESCHAR

This function sets the JES command character to #:

OPSPRM('SET','JESCHAR','#')