Purpose

Use the command statement to enter a JES2 operator command through the input stream, the internal reader, or the system console.

JES2 usually executes an in-stream command as soon as it is read. Therefore, the command will not be synchronized with the execution of any job or step in the input stream. To synchronize a command with the job processing, tell the operator the commands you want and when they should be issued, and let the operator enter them from the console.

Examples illustrate the format for commands entered through the input stream. Commands entered through an operator console should not have /* in columns 1 and 2.

References

For more information on the command statement and the JES2 verbs and operands, see z/OS JES2 Commands.