PEND Statement

Purpose

The PEND statement marks the end of an in-stream procedure. It must be used to terminate any procedure that begins with a PROC statement.

Syntax

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//[name] PEND

Key Components

• name - Optional 1-8 character name for the statement. Usually left blank as it has no functional purpose.

Example

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//MYPROC  PROC REGION=4M,CLASS=A
//STEP1   EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,REGION=®ION
//DD1     DD SYSOUT=&CLASS
//PEND

Notes

• Every in-stream procedure that begins with a PROC statement must end with a PEND statement
• The PEND statement has no parameters
• Only one PEND statement is allowed per procedure
• If a PEND statement is missing, the system will treat the rest of the job stream as part of the procedure
• PEND statements are not required for cataloged procedures (they are already contained within the procedure)

Related Concepts

• PROC Statement - Marks the beginning of an in-stream procedure
• In-stream Procedures - Procedures defined within the JCL job stream
• Cataloged Procedures - Pre-defined procedures stored in a procedure library
• EXEC Statement - Used to invoke procedures

Example with Procedure Invocation

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//MYPROC  PROC TYPE='REPORT',CLASS=A
//STEP1   EXEC PGM=MYPGM,PARM='&TYPE'
//PRINT   DD SYSOUT=&CLASS
//PEND
//* Above is the procedure definition, below is its invocation
//STEP01  EXEC MYPROC,TYPE='MONTHLY',CLASS=B