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JCL : JOB Control Language - Mainframe ZOS

JOB CONTROL LANGUAGE ( JCL) Module Videos - All topics

     
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About JCL : JOB Control Language - Mainframe ZOS

Job Control Language (JCL) is a scripting language that describe jobs, to the Operating System that runs in the IBM large server (Mainframe) computers. JCL acts as an interface between your application programs (COBOL, PL/1 , Assembler etc) and Mainframe OS (MVS or Z/OS). It is mainly a set of control statements that provide the specifications necessary to run an application program. In mainframe environment, programs can be executed in batch and online modes. JCL is used for submitting a program for execution in batch mode. In this module, we are discussing below mentioned topics practically.

What is JCL?

Why JCL?

How to write JCL segment

How to fix the errors

JCL COMPONENTS: JOB CARD, EXEC STATEMENT, DD STATEMENTS

Parameters on JOB card

Parameters on EXEC

Parameters on DD

How to fix JCL errors

IBM UTILITIES

IEFBR14: Create PS, PDS and DELETE PS, PDS

IEBGENER

IEBCOPY

SORT

ICETOOL

Differences between Positional and Keyword parameters

Procedures

Instream procedures.

Cataloged procedures

Symbolic parameters

Override parameters.

JCLLIB

COND PARAMETER

COND=ONLY

COND=EVEN

COND PARAMETER ON JOB and EXEC

GDG

JCL ABEND

JCL ERROR

SYNTAX ERRORS

IF CONDITION in JCL You can select my course if you want to learn the topics practically. Contact us if you want online trainer and Mainframe server access to do hands-on.

What You Will Learn?

  • Introduction to JCL .
  • How to write JCL segment/Program .
  • JCL components : IDENTIFIER ,NAME ,OPERATION, OPERANDS/PARAMETERS and Comments .
  • JCL statements: JOB,EXEC and DD .
  • IBM utilities: IEFBR14, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY,IDCAMS,SORT & ICETOOL .
  • PS and PDS file creations .
  • Differences between positional and keyword parameters .
  • Checking JCL errors and fixing the JCL syntax errors .
  • COND, SET,RESTART,SYMOBLIC and override parameters .
  • PROCEDURES: Instream, cataloged procedures .
  • SPOOL options and Parameters Show moreShow less.