You have a JCL job with several job steps, and you want to ensure that a particular step is executed only if the previous step completes successfully. How would you use the PEND statement to achieve this?
- By adding PEND before the dependent step and referencing the preceding step number
- By including PEND after the dependent step and providing the previous step name
- By specifying PEND after the preceding step and indicating the dependent step number
- By using PEND before the preceding step and specifying the dependent step number
The PEND statement is placed after the preceding step, indicating the dependent step number, ensuring execution only if the preceding step is successful.
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