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z/OS: Job Control Language

Course Code: JCL (Also known as: JCLGB)      Days: 3
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Course Overview

This course provides an in-depth look at OS/390 JCL, and an overview of job processing throughout the system, as well as SMS parameters.

Skills Gained

After taking this course the student should be able to:

  • Better understand job flow and improve system throughput.
  • Diagnose and resolve JCL problems.
  • Optimize the use of equipment through proper allocation of resources.
  • Improve programmer efficiency and reduce program test time.
  • Decrease the number of abended jobs thus making better use of capacity.

Prerequisites

Participants should have a basic understanding of the operating environment and operating systems functions, this may be gained from attending our course z/OS and OS/390 for Beginners, and be familiar with TSO/ISPF which may be gained from our course TSO/ISPF Workshop.

Course Outline

  • Operating System History and Terminology
  • JCL Syntax
  • Statement Types
  • Job Statement
  • EXEC Statement
  • PGM/PROC, COND, PARM, REGION, ACCT, TIME
  • IF/THEN ELSE/ENDIF Statement
  • Reserved DD Names
  • File Concepts
  • DISK/TAPE Data Sets
  • DSN, DISP, DCB, UNIT, SPACE, VOL, LAVEL, EXPDT, RETPD
  • SMS Data Sets


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