Rational Developer for System z

Editing user variables and variable values

The windows for specifying user variables and variable values for JCL procedures allow you to add, edit, and remove user variables and values. This section describes how to edit user variables and values.

Before you begin

The same process can be used to edit user variables and values for JCL procedures on any of the JCL Substitution pages.

About this task

The following process shows how to edit user variables and variable values for a COBOL program.

Procedure

  1. To edit a user variable and parameter value for a JCL procedure used with a COBOL program, open the COBOL Settings page of the Properties window. In the right pane of the window, select the JCL Substitution tab.
  2. Select the entry you want to edit in the JCL Substitution table
  3. Click Edit. The Edit a user variable window opens.
  4. Change the variable name in the Variable name field.
  5. Change the value of the variable in the Variable value field.
  6. Click OK. The variable name and value are changed in the table and properties list. Repeat these steps as necessary to edit the rest of your variables and values.

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