Example 11 DFSPARM DD statement

//DFSPARM  DD  *
  SORT FIELDS=(1,2,CH,A),STOPAFT=300
ABEND
  OPTION SORTIN=DATAIN
  STOPAFT=500

In this example, the DFSPARM DD data set passes a DFSORT SORT statement, the ABEND and STOPAFT parameters equivalent to specifying PARM=ABEND,STOPAFT=500 in a JCL EXEC statement, and a DFSORT OPTION statement.

Note:

SORT and OPTION are control statements. ABEND and STOPAFT=500 are PARM options.
The PARM option STOPAFT=500 overrides the SORT control statement option STOPAFT=300.
When PARMDDN=DFSPARM is specified or defaulted
- if a //DFSPARM DD data set is available at run-time, DFSORT will use it
- if a //DFSPARM DD data set is not available at run-time, DFSORT will use a //$ORTPARM DD data set if available.
Thus with PARMDDN=DFSPARM, you can choose to specify either a //DFSPARM DD data set or a //$ORTPARM DD data set for a particular DFSORT application.
When PARMDDN=ddname is specified
- if a //ddname DD data set is available at run-time, DFSORT will use it
- if a //ddname DD data set is not available at run-time, DFSORT will use a //DFSPARM DD data set if available.
Thus with PARMDDN=ddname, you can choose to specify either a //ddname DD data set or a //DFSPARM DD data set for a particular DFSORT application.