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How do you write the expiration date of February 2, 1996 for a dataset

  1. EXPDT=1996033

  2. EXPDT=1996/0202

  3. EXPDT=1996/033

  4. EXPDT=033/1996

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Explanation

In JCL, the expiration date parameter EXPDT uses the Julian date format. February 2, 1996 is the 33rd day of the leap year 1996. The valid syntax for a 4-digit year with a slash separator is EXPDT=yyyy/ddd, making EXPDT=1996/033 the correct choice.