JCL/XA Coding Level I

Outline

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

Description

Teaches practical on-the-job techniques for the successful use of MVS JCL writing, interpreting and debugging JCL jobstreams.

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; Job Management; Data Management; JCL and Data Processing History; JCL and MVS; The Basic JCL Jobstream Three Statement Types JOB - EXEC - DD; Format of a JCL Statement Identifier; Name; Operation; Parameters; Comments; 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 a Procedure; Creating a Procedure; Customizing a Procedure; JOB and EXEC Statements Positional and Keyword Procedures; Job Statement Parameter; EXEC Statement Parameters; The DD Statement Creating and Accessing Data Sets; Concatenating Data Sets; In-Stream Data; Reserved and Special DD Names; Testing and Debugging In-Stream Procedures; DD DUMMY; Hardcopy JCL Log; ABEND Codes; Types of Job Failure;

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