What is the difference between catalogue procedure and
In-Stream procedure?

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What is the difference between catalogue procedure and In-Stream procedure?..

Answer / guest

In Stream procedures are set of JCL statements written
between JOB and EXEC statements, start with PROC and end
with PEND statement. Mainly used to test cataloged
procedures. Cataloged procedure is cataloged on the
procedure library and is called by specifying the procedure
name on the EXEC statement.

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What is the difference between catalogue procedure and In-Stream procedure?..

Answer / kannan

In Stream procedures are set of JCL statements written
between JOB and EXEC statements, start with PROC and end
with PEND statement. Mainly used to test cataloged
procedures. Cataloged procedure is cataloged on the
procedure library and is called by specifying the procedure
name on the EXEC statement.

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