patching a file

[devmain]

what is meant patching a file using JCL?

[arrbee]

Patching means if you have any wrong values in the dataset then correcting them so that the program won't abend.

Thanks.
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[sachininx]

does that mean override ??
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[Anuj Dhawan]

I'm not very sure what original question is asking, however, unless I misunderstood - "override" is usually used in connection with "override a DD statement". And what Arr Bee has suggested, I usually call that as "editing" the file..."patching" is not a term used in JCL references, it seems to be some local jargon.
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//MYWALLET EXEC PGM=SPOUSE
//SYSIN DD DSN=MYWALLET.ALL,DISP=SHR
//SYSOUT DD DUMMY