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Using JCL And SDSF

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What Is JCL?

Syntax UPPER CASE // xxxx JOB // xxxx EXEC // xxxx DD //* /*

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What Is JCL?

MYJOB MYSORT SORTIN

SORTOUT SYSOUT SYSIN DD *

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JOB, EXEC, And DD Parameters

JOB parameters

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JOB, EXEC, And DD Parameters

JOB parameters EXEC parameters

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JOB, EXEC, And DD Parameters

JOB parameters EXEC parameters DD parameters

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Data Set Disposition,DISP Parameter DISP Parameters

DISP=(status,[normal end,][abnormal end]) STATUS

NEW OLD SHR MOD

END (Normal/Abnormal) DELETE KEEP CATLG UNCATLG PASS

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Data Set Disposition,DISP Parameter

Creating New Data Sets DISP Parameters Volser Device Type Member Name

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Data Set Disposition,DISP Parameter

Creating New Data Sets Space SPACE=(TRK,10)

10 tracks, no secondary extentsSPACE=(TRK,(10,5)) 10 tracks primary, 5 tracks for each secondary extentSPACE=(CYL,5) Can use CYL (cylinders) instead of TRKSPACE=(TRK,(10,5,8)) PDS with 8 directory blocksSPACE=(1000,(50000,10000)) Primary 50000 records @1000 bytes each

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Continuation And Concatenation

Hollerith 80 Col. Punch Cards Continuation Concatenation//JOBCARD JOB 1,REGION=8M,NOTIFY=ZPROF//JOBCARD JOB 1,

// REGION=8M,// NOTIFY=ZPROF

//DATAIN DD DISP=OLD,DSN=MY.INPUT1// DD DISP=OLD,DSN=MY.INPUT2// DD DISP=SHR,DSN=YOUR.DATA

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Why z/OS Uses Symbolic File Names

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Reserved DDNAMES

Mnemonic Names Special Meanings

//JOBLIB DD ...//STEPLIB DD ...//JOBCAT DD ...//STEPCAT DD ...//SYSABEND DD ...//SYSUDUMP DD ...//SYSMDUMP DD ...//CEEDUMP DD ...

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JCL Procedures (PROC’s)

Cataloged Procedures

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JCL Procedures (PROC’s)

Cataloged Procedures JCL PROC Statement Override How Jobs Submit For Batch Processing

ISPF Editor Command Line ISPF Command Shell TSO command line

//stepname.ddname DD ...

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Using SDSF

SDSF Functions Viewing The System Log Entering System Commands Controlling Job Processing

Hold Release Cancel, And Purge Jobs

Monitoring Jobs Displaying Output Before Printing Prioritizing Process Order Prioritizing Print Order

Review And Correct JCL Errors Menu Driven

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Using SDSF

JES Spool Data Set I Input DA Execution queue O Output queue H Held queue ST Status queue

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Utilities

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System Libraries

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Summary

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