Following is sample JCL that includes a PARM file and a parameter list.
//REST EXEC PGM=ARCMAIN,PARM='PARM NOHALT CHECKPOINT=2000' //*--------------------------------------------- //* A SEPARATE DATASET CAN BE USED AND SYSPARM JUST POINT TO IT. //* SYSPARM IS EXPLICITLY SHOWN HERE FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSE. //SYSPARM DD * VERBOSE CHECKPOINT=5000 SESSIONS=80 HALT /* //DBCLOG DD DSN=&&T86CLOG,DISP=(NEW,PASS), // UNIT=SCR,SPACE=(TRK,(8,8),RLSE) //ARCHIVE DD DSNAME=TEST.TEST.TEST, // DISP=(OLD,KEEP,KEEP) //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSTERM DD SYSOUT=* //SYSABEND DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD * LOGON TDQA/TEST,TEST; COPY DATA TABLES (TEST) ,RELEASE LOCK ,DDNAME=ARCHIVE; LOGOFF; /*
For z/OS, DDNAME and the FILE keyword are interchangeable. For example, DDNAME=ARCHIVE is the same as FILE=ARCHIVE.