what is pupose and meaning of the REGION keyword and what
jcl statement is it associated with?



what is pupose and meaning of the REGION keyword and what jcl statement is it associated with?..

Answer / krithiga hari

The REGION parameter is used to override the default amount
of workspace assigned to a particular job or a particular
step. It is an optional keyword parameter. It can be used in
job statement or in exec statement.

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