Is there a limit of 3273 DD statements for a JCL or for
every EXEC step in a JCL?

Answer Posted / raja

The maximum number of 255 steps can be there in a job. Each
step can have 3273 DD statements. From this statement we
can understand that in a single job we can have 255*3273 DD
statements.

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