The PROFILE statement

The PROFILE statement specifies a measurement file. The format of the PROFILE statement is shown here:

PROFILE nn INPUT=ddn|INPUTDSN=dsn

The PROFILE statement requires two parameters. The first mandatory parameter is positional and specifies a numeric value from 01 to 99. This effectively labels the PROFILE statement. There is a special case where multiple PROFILE statements with the same numeric label are specified. This is for Variance reporting and is described below.

In most cases, you will only specify one PROFILE statement and this value will be 01. Specify multiple PROFILE statements if you want to report on input from more than one measurement file in a single CAZPRINT step (or print a Variance report as described below). When you specify more than one PROFILE statement, each must specify a unique value in this parameter.

You must also code either the INPUT or INPUTDSN keyword parameter. The INPUT keyword parameter specifies the DD name of the input measurement file. There must be a corresponding DD statement in the JCL. The INPUTDSN keyword parameter specifies the dataset name of the input measurement file. In this case, it is not necessary to include a corresponding DD statement in the JCL.