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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.