What is the purpose and meaning of the REGION ke

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What is the purpose and meaning of the REGION keyword and what JCL statement is it associated with ?

REGION specifies the maximum CPU memory allocated for a particular job or job step. If REGION is in the JOB card, it relates to the entire job; if in the EXEC statement, it relates to the job step.

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