Hi all,

I have a silly question that I'm pretty sure I know the answer to but want 
verification in case there's some obscure reason for having this.  We have 
multiple batch job steps that close and open CICS files within the JCL.  They 
look similar to this:

//STEP010 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER                     
//CTRNORST  DD  DUMMY                           
//SYSUT1   DD   DATA,DLM='**'                   
/*$VS,'F CICSA,CESN USERID=********,PS=********'
/*$VS,'F CICSA,FOCT C,FILEABC;'                 
**                                              
//SYSUT2   DD  SYSOUT=(*,INTRDR)                
//SYSIN    DD  DUMMY                            
/*$                                             <<<<<< my question
//SYSPRINT DD  SYSOUT=*                         
/*                                              

FOCT is a home-grown transaction that closes or opens CICS files.  At the end 
of the job step is a JES2 command line that appears to do absolutely nothing.  
Am I correct in thinking this does nothing and can be removed?  We run a pretty 
much vanilla JES2 system with no obscure user exits or anything that would be 
looking for something like this.  The JCL reference manual says nothing about 
having an empty JES2 command statement.

TIA,
Rex



----------------------------------------------------------------------
The information contained in this message is confidential, protected from 
disclosure and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not 
the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this 
message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, 
distribution, copying, or any action taken or action omitted in reliance on it, 
is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this 
communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this 
message and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard 
copy format. Thank you.


----------------------------------------------------------------------
For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,
send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Reply via email to