DD statements used by EQQBATCH

The basic batch program, EQQBATCH, handles common functions necessary to initialize the batch jobs. These DD statements are required for all batch jobs:
EQQDMSG
Output; contains diagnostic messages.
EQQDUMP
Output; contains diagnostic trace information.
EQQFLEX
Input and Output; contains license information.
EQQMLIB
Input; messages, translatable terms, and headers.
EQQMLOG
Output; messages.
EQQPARM
Input; initialization parameters.
This DD statement in the JCL references the member in the parameter library that contains the BATCHOPT statement for the HCL Workload Automation for Z subsystem. The BATCHOPT statement defines runtime options for the batch jobs. These options can include:
  • Date format for reports
  • Report headers
  • Page size for reports
  • Subsystem name

For a more detailed description of the BATCHOPT statement, see Customization and Tuning.

STEPLIB
Input; step library. (This statement is not required if the HCL Workload Automation for Z modules are part of the z/OS® link library.)
SYSIN
Input; inline input parameters to the batch programs.
SYSMDUMP
Output; the dump data set