/*$ may be used as a JES2 command. Now, do you have an exit that
looks for this and takes some action?
I was studying the JCL REF after not having really read one for 5
or so years, to find new stuff done to/with/for JCL|JECL.
Steve Thompson
On 2/27/2023 5:19 PM, Pommier, Rex wrote:
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
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