What is the function of the steplib dd statement?



What is the function of the steplib dd statement?..

Answer / Vibhu Sharma

The function of the 'steplib' DD statement in JCL (Job Control Language) is to specify a library that contains user-defined step templates. These step templates can be reused across multiple jobs.

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