For new JCL I always recommend just putting an ample region size on the job card and be done with it. But I would certainly not change running JCL for no reason.
I always say if it ain't broke don't break it. C. Todd Burrell PMP, MCSE 2003:Security Security+, Network+ Lead z/OS Systems Programmer ITSO (404) 723-2017 (Cell) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Lizette Koehler Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 2:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Region Size - Step or Jobcard Someone asked me the question, and since we are having a good discussion, I thought I would throw this out to the collective wisdom here. If there is a job with 200+ steps. Is it better to have region coded at the JOBCARD level or the STEP Level? I have heard various thoughts on this over the years and I am hoping for some better clarification other than I think I remember that .... Lizette ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
