JCLLIB statement

Purpose: Use the JCLLIB statement to:

Identify the names of the private libraries that the system uses for the job. The system searches the libraries for:
- Procedures named on any EXEC statements
- Groups of JCL statements (called INCLUDE groups) named on any INCLUDE statements.
Identify the names of the system procedure libraries and installation-defined procedure libraries that the system uses for the job.
Identify the order in which the libraries are to be searched. The system searches the libraries in the order in which you specify them on the JCLLIB statement, prior to searching any unspecified default system procedure libraries.

The JCLLIB statement allows you to code and use procedures and INCLUDE groups in a private library without the need to use system procedure libraries.

You can code only one JCLLIB statement per job.

Considerations for an APPC scheduling environment: In an APPC environment, see the information about scheduler JCL for TP profiles in z/OS MVS Planning: APPC/MVS Management.

Considerations for JES3: In a JES3 environment, the system on which the job is submitted and/or converted must have access to any libraries named on the JCLLIB statement.