Working With System Image Definitions › $NCL Process—Execute an NCL Procedure

$NCL Process—Execute an NCL Procedure

$NCL is a special process definition that is applicable across all defined system images. The $NCL process enables you to execute an existing NCL procedure directly. You do not need to define a process to execute an NCL procedure. The $NCL process return code inherits the return code set by the NCL procedure.

The process has the following format:

$NCL $NCL=ncl_procedure_name parameter_1=value_1 … parameter_n=value_n

$NCL=ncl_procedure_name

Names the NCL procedure.

parameter_1=value_1 ... parameter_n=value_n

(Optional) Specifies parameter values to the NCL procedure.

Limits: Keyword format with parameter names not starting with $

Example: NAME=resource_name

Note: You cannot use the $NCL process from within another process. To execute an NCL procedure from within a process, use the EXECNCL macro.