How does the EXIT statement differ from the PEND statement in JCL?
- EXIT and PEND are interchangeable
- EXIT and PEND have the same purpose
- EXIT ends the job; PEND ends the step
- EXIT statement is used to end a job step; PEND is used to end the entire job
The EXIT statement terminates a job step, while PEND terminates the entire job. They serve different scopes in JCL.
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