What is the use of DUMMY statement in the JCL?
What is the use of DUMMY Utility in the JCL?

Answer Posted / himanshu pratap

basically dummy is used to test the execution of program
and it is mention in the program only if there is no
control parameter in the jcl.It is mandatory to write dummy
in the case of iebgener utility.

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