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Introduction to Job Control Language (JCL)

An introduction to z/OS Job Control Language (JCL) that discusses the coding requirements for essential JCL statements and their use in utility programs.

     
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Introduction to Job Control Language (JCL)

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About Introduction to Job Control Language (JCL)

This course introduces the student to the Job Control Language (JCL) in z/OS. We will discuss the JOB statement, EXEC statement, and DD statements, as well as the use of generation data sets and the IBM standard utility programs. Numerous examples will illustrate the concepts being discussed with an opportunity to see how work is submitted and examined for successful completion, as well as some common errors that may occur.

What You Will Learn?

  • Introduction to JCL : 16mins.
  • Defining Jobs : 30mins.
  • Defining Work to Be Run : 14mins.
  • Defining Data Sets to Be Used : 47mins.
  • Storing JCL for Batch Processing : 35mins.
  • Multi-step Jobs : 33mins.
  • Generation Data Sets : 18mins.
  • Utility Programs: Basic Data Set Functions : 34mins.
  • Utility Programs: IEFBR14, IDCAMS, and SORT : 15mins.