If you have JCL substitutions that are done consistently for jobs to process correctly, look into using either CA Driver or global variables (or perhaps both).
CA Driver is provided with CA WA CA 7 Edition and can be used to perform JCL substitutions. The global variables feature lets users perform variable substitution without requiring the use of CA Driver procedures. The feature lets users define global variables and assign values to those variables. A fixed set of reserved global variables is always available (for example, current date, job name, and more). You can add user-defined variables as needed.
If your substitution is straightforward enough to do so, we recommend that you use global variables instead of CA Driver procedures.
If calculations are part of the substitution (such as a date calculation), we recommend CA Driver.
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This best practice automates JCL substitutions.
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