JCL Coding Fundamentals

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Topics Include
6. Duration
7. Minimum Requirements
8. Media

Description

JCL/ESA Coding Level I provides a practical overview of job processing functions, JCL commands, and the use of JCL with the MVS/ESA operating system. It teaches how to successfully write, interpret and debug JCL jobstreams. This course has been transformed from a character-based to a graphical style. New features include a course map, bookmarking, colorful graphics and animations.

Audience

Programmers, Analysts, Operators, Managers, Production Support and some End Users.

Prerequisites

Familiarity with the MVS operating system and JCL programming concepts.

Topics Include

JCL Overview General Structure of a JCL Job; JCL and Operating Systems; Job Scheduling and Management; Data Management; JCL and Data Processing History and MVS; The Basic JCL Jobstream Three Statement Types; JOB; EXEC; DD; Format of JCL Statements; Coding Parameters; Handling Data Files Overview of Storage Devices; DD Parameters; DSN; DCB; UNIT; VOLUME; SPACE; Multiple Job Steps Temporary Data Sets; Condition Codes DISP; Parameters; Abnormal Step Endings; JCL Procedures Types of Procedures; Using, Creating and Customizing a Procedure; JOB and EXEC Statements Positional and Keyword Procedures; JOB and EXEC Statement Parameters; The DD Statement Creating, Accessing and Concentrating Data Sets; InStream Data; Reserved and Special DD Names; Testing and Debugging InStream Procedures; DD DUMMY; Hardcopy JCL Log; ABEND Codes; Types of Job Failure.

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