How do you pass parameters to the program as the job is
being executed ?

Answer Posted / lakshmisudha

using PARM parameter we can pass the data from one step to
another step


using REFER BACK PARAMETER we can pass dd statments dsn, dcb
from one step to another step or with in step also

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