CARDS parameter

Parameter type: Keyword, optional

Purpose: Use the CARDS parameter to:
  • Indicate the maximum amount of output, in cards, to be punched for this job's sysout data sets
  • Specify the action that the system is to take if the maximum is exceeded. You can indicate that the job is to be cancelled with or without a dump, or that the job is to continue and the system is to notify the operator that the maximum was exceeded.
Parent topic: JOB statement