JCL Requirements

Use JCL similar to the following example for CA Verify for VTAM batch functions.

//TCABATCH	EXEC	PGM=TCABATCH,REGION=512K[,PARM='LINECNT=nn']
//STEPLIB	DD	DISP=SHR,DSN=VTAM.TCA.LOADLIB
//TCADSIN	DD	DISP=SHR,DSN=VTAM.TCADS
//TCADSOUT	DD	DISP=SHR,DSN=VTAM.TCADS2
//TCAREXX	DD	DISP=userid.VERIFY.SCRIPT(ssssssss),DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT	DD	SYSOUT=A
//TCAPRINT	DD	SYSOUT=A
//SYSIN		DD	*

TCABATCH

The EXEC statement specifies program TCABATCH, the load module which performs batch functions. The size of the required region varies depending on the function, but 512 KB is usually enough. However, CA Verify for VTAM may require additional storage when processing multiple terminal test streams.

You can specify a parameter to override the default number of lines per page:

PARM='LINECNT=nn'

where nn is a 2-digit number between 40 and 99. The default is 58.

Note: The batch functions can usually be run in 512 KB. For batch print using display format, allow 512 KB plus 8 KB per terminal.

STEPLIB

Required unless CA Verify for VTAM is installed in a linklist library.

TCADSIN

Defines the input CA Verify for VTAM data set for the Print, Copy, and Directory functions.

TCADSOUT

Defines the output CA Verify for VTAM data set for the Initialization, Format, Delete, and Copy functions.

TCAREXX

Defines the output CA Verify for VTAM data set for the Convert to REXX function. The data set may be sequential or partitioned (PDS or PDSE), but must be defined with a fixed record format (F|FB|FBA) and an 80-byte record length. If the data set is partitioned, a member name must be specified.

This DD is only required when using the REXX command to convert a test stream to a REXX exec.

SYSPRINT

Control statements and any error messages are written to this data set. If there is no TCAPRINT DD statement, output from the Print and Directory List functions are also written to SYSPRINT.

SYSPRINT can be allocated to disk, tape, or other sequential device. No DCB information is required. The data set attributes are fixed blocked 133-byte records with ASA carriage control. CA Verify for VTAM selects the largest blocksize applicable to the device.

TCAPRINT

If specified, output from the Print and Directory Listing functions is written to this data set. If omitted, this output is written to SYSPRINT.

TCASNAP

If specified, diagnostic dumps are written to this data set during a batch run.

SYSIN

Defines the control statement input for batch functions. It can be allocated to disk, tape, or other sequential device. The record length can exceed 80 bytes.