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JCL or Parameter Data Sets

The JCL or Parameter data sets contain the execution JCL or PARM data for the jobs defined in the database. When CA WA CA 7 Edition submits jobs, the data submitted is taken from these data sets. PDS, CA Panvalet, and CA Librarian organizations, in any combination, are supported. See also the override library topic.

For a JCL or PARM library whose organization is PDS, LRECL must be 80.

CA WA CA 7 Edition has no other unique requirements of these data sets. Allocate space at an amount that satisfies your requirements.

In a CA WA CA 7 Edition environment that uses UID security, a separate library for each UID is sometimes wanted. For related information about this security facility, see the UID macro in the Security Reference Guide and the UID field on the job definition panel.

For the required definitions of these data sets, see the initialization file JCL statement. An option exists to store the JCL/PARM data set definitions in the CA Datacom/AD database. To use this method, see the initialization file RESIDENT statement, keyword JCLDEFS= and the /JCL command.

Note: For more information about other functions related to accessing JCL, see JCL management in the Database Maintenance Guide and general inquiry facility in the Command Reference Guide.