What is dummy parameter in JCL??
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Answer / lakshmi
The DUMMY statement will allow a Jcl program to run if a
data set does not exist.
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Answer / priyadarsini.maitree23@gm
when we have a utility which needs a DD DSN statement, but, we dont need to give any input file, we give dummy in place of the workfile so that the jcl will execute without any issue..
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