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of YES, which causes Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS to look for directives
and variables on every line of every job’s JCL. Leaving the sample value of SCAN
enables this function to be introduced without the need to change the existing
Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS setup.
When Tivoli Workload Scheduler for z/OS encounters a variable in the JCL, it
attempts to resolve it, following all sorts of rules, but eventually it will drop down
to look in the default user-defined variable table. If the default table named on the
GTABLE (Global Table) parameter does not exist, it will cause an error. Ensure
you create a user variable table called JOBCARD, or create one by another
name, f