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# JCL JES2 and JES3 Control ‘/*’ Statements in Job Card

Here are top [JES2 and JES3](https://srinimf.com/2022/09/26/what-is-jes-and-top-differences-between-jes2-and-jes3/) statements frequently being used in [JCL Job card](https://srinimf.com/2016/12/25/the-jcl-best-6-keywords-you-need-to-remember-always/).

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## JES2,JES3 and JES statements

- Under JES2 and JES3, a job stream can also include JES2 or JES3 control statements that influence the way the Job Entry Subsystem processes your job.
- In old projects, you may come across JES control statements in older job streams, and occasionally, they provide for a function that isn’t available in standard JCL.

## Syntax for JES control statement

/*identifier operation [parameters]

## Frequently used JES2 commands in JOB cards

/*$command-verb

Specifies JES2 operator commands. Must be placed before the JOB statement.

/*MESSAGE

Sends a message to the operator (see chapter 11).

/*NETACCT

Specifies the job account number.

/*NOTIFY

Notifies the specified user when the job is completed (same as the NOTIFY parameter on the JOB statement).

/*OUTPUT

Specifies SYSOUT processing options (see chapter 8).

/*ROUTE

Routes the job for execution or printing to a specific JES2 node.

/*SETUP

Instructs the operator to mount the specified tape volumes prior to job execution.

/*SIGNOFF

Ends a remote job session. May be placed anywhere in the job stream.

/*SIGNON

Begins a remote job entry session. Must be the first [statement in](https://srinimf.com/2015/07/19/mainframe-reduce-your-coding-lines-using-output-statement-in-jcl-1-of-2/) the job stream.

/*XEQ

Routes the job to a specific JES2 node for execution.

/*XMIT

Transmits data to another JES2 node.

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