JECL statements

Table 1. JES2 Job Entry Control Language (JECL) Statements
JES2 JECL Control Statement Purpose
/*$command Enters JES2 operator commands through the input stream.
/*JOBPARM Specifies certain job-related parameters at input time.
/*MESSAGE Sends messages to the operator via the operator console.
/*NETACCT Specifies an account number for a network job.
/*NOTIFY Specifies the destination of notification messages.
/*OUTPUT Specifies processing options for sysout data set(s).
/*PRIORITY Assigns a job queue selection priority.
/*ROUTE Specifies the output destination or the execution node for the job.
/*SETUP Requests mounting of volumes needed for the job.
/*SIGNOFF Ends a remote job stream processing session.
/*SIGNON Begins a remote job stream processing session.
/*XEQ Specifies the execution node for a job.
/*XMIT Indicates a job or data stream to be transmitted to another JES2 node or eligible non-JES2 node.
Table 2. JES3 Job Entry Control Language (JECL) Statements
JES3 JECL Control Statement Purpose
//**command Enters JES3 operator commands, except *DUMP and *RETURN, through the input stream.
//*DATASET Begins an input data set in the input stream.
//*ENDDATASET Ends the input data set that began with a //*dataset statement.
//*ENDPROCESS Ends a series of //*PROCESS statements.
//*FORMAT Specifies the processing options for a sysout or JES3-managed print or punch data set.
//*MAIN Defines selected processing parameters for a job.
//*NET Identifies relationships between predecessor and successor jobs in a dependent job control net.
//*NETACCT Specifies an account number for a network job.
//*OPERATOR Sends messages to the operator.
//*PAUSE Halts the input reader.
//*PROCESS Identifies a nonstandard job.
//*ROUTE Specifies the execution node for the job.
/*SIGNOFF Ends a remote job stream processing session.
/*SIGNON Begins a remote job stream processing session.