How to get text in my new member using JCL

Question

I have to make a new member in a JCL. This isn't a problem: My code:

//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSUT1 DD *
//SYSUT2 DD DISP=(NEW,KEEP),UNIT=SYSALLDA,DSN=name.JCL4(MEMBER),
            SPACE=(CYL,(1,1,45)),
            VOL=SER=DMTU01
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
/*

But I want that my MEMBER1 contains text. So when I go in JCL4 and I press an e (edit) before MEMBER, I want to see some text like 'Hallo'. Can someone help me to explain how to do this?

Answer 1

If you are creating a new member in an existing JCL dataset, Try:

//STEP1   EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSUT1  DD  *
   Hello
/*
//SYSUT2  DD DSN=name.JCL4(MEMBER),DISP=(SHR,KEEP)
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
/*

The Disp refers to the dataset and not the member. so if the dataset already exists, you do not need to create it !!.

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If you want create a new JCL dataset and a member at the same time, the JCL should be like (where you catlg the dataset)

//STEP1   EXEC PGM=IEBGENER
//SYSUT1  DD  *
   Hello
/*
//SYSUT2  DD DSN=name.JCL4(MEMBER),DISP=(NEW,CATLG),
//           UNIT=SYSALLDA,     should this be sysda ???
//           SPACE=(CYL,(1,1,45)),
//           VOL=SER=DMTU01
//SYSIN DD DUMMY
/*