Keyword Parameters in Job Statement

a) CLASS 

CLASS specifies the jobs Class. Indicates the type of JOB submitted to the system.

Example: CLASS = A -> test jobs  B -> production jobs

b) MSGCLASS

Determines the output device to which system messages and JCL messages are written.

Normally A for printer, T for Terminal.

c) MSGLEVEL

MSGLEVEL = (JCL , allocations)

MSGLEVEL specifies the printing of JCL statements and allocation messages.

JCL [0 - No allocation messages 1 - All allocation messages]

d) TIME

TIME [M,S] coded on the job statement sets the limit for the entire job.

- Specifies the maximum CPU time for a JOB
- System will automatically cancel the JOB if it is execution time exceeds the specified time.

e) PRTY

Assifning priority to jobs belongs to same class, it can be 1 to 15.

f) NOTIFY

- Used to direct the MAXCC value to user
- can be user id or &SYSUID.

g) TYPERUN - SCAN/HOLD

SCAN - Scans for JCL syntax error only.
HOLD - Holding job for later execution.
RESTART - Enables execution of job from particular step.