DO COMMENT: Action Parameter

Specifies the starting position for comments in the JCL statements. For reformatting only.

The valid format is

COMMENT FROM value

where

• value can be a number from 40 up to and including 71. Default is 50.

Optional. Type COMMENT in the DO field, and press Enter. The FROM field is displayed. Enter a value within the valid range. If the comment continues beyond the 71st position in the record, the text continues on the next line of the JCL statement, starting from the position specified by the FROM value. When the last line of the JCL statement is reached, one or more comment records are added to the JCL statement, and the text continues in these records, from the same position specified by the FROM value, until all the comment text is displayed.

When DO COMMENT is not specified in the rule, the default is as follows:

• When only DO MSG and/or DO SET are specified in the rule, the JCL statement will not be changed after reformatting.
• When one or more of the other reformatting DO actions are specified, for example DO ARRANGE, all comments will start in the same position where the first comment in the JCL statement starts.