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Inorder to not execute a step in the job after a return code of 8 in step1, what the step2 EXEC statement include?

  1. COND = (8,NE)

  2. COND = (8,GE)

  3. COND = (8,EQ)

  4. A & b

  5. B & c
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Explanation

In JCL, the COND parameter on EXEC statement tests return codes from previous steps. When the condition evaluates to true, the step is skipped. COND=(8,GE) skips if return code is greater than or equal to 8, while COND=(8,EQ) skips only if return code equals 8. Both would prevent step2 execution when step1 has return code 8.

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