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WA1875 Job Control Language (JCL) and z/OS Utilities Training and Courseware
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This course is a combination of lecture, discussion and hands-on lab sessions. First, an overview of JCL is given which describes the purpose of JCL, its relationship to the operating system, and the format / rules for coding. Next, the JOB, EXEC and DD statements are covered extensively. The purpose and use of each statement is described in detail; along with many parameters available to provide information to the operating system. Procedures and several commonly used IBM utilities are covered in detail. Recognize, analyze & correct typical ABENDs “caused” by JCL “errors”. |
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| Topics |
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- Job Control language (JCL) Overview
- JCL Statements – JOB, EXEC, DD
- JCL Procedures
- Introduction to JCL procedures
- PROC statement
- Uing procedures - in-stream and catalogued
- Overriding procedures
- Utilities - SORT/MERGE, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBPRPCH, IEBCOMPR
- Handling ABENDs
- Multi Step Jobs
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| What you will learn |
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After completing this course, the student should be able to:
- Describe MVS operating system functions
- Describe Job Control Language statement syntax and format
- Create and use the JOB statement and its parameters
- Create and use EXEC statements and its parameters
- Create and use DD statements and its parameters
- Describe the need for and use JCL procedures
- Create and use JCL procedures
- Analyze and correct typical JCL ABENDs
- Use the Sort utility and several other IBM utilities
- Describe the function of JES
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| Audience |
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This course is for entry level programmers or experienced information processing personnel who need an in-depth knowledge of JCL (Job Control Language).
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| Prerequisites |
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Participants should have a good working knowledge of data processing fundamentals. |
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| Duration |
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Four Days. |
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Course Outline
Day 1
- Job Control language (JCL) Overview
- JCL Statements – JOB, EXEC, DD
Day 2
- JCL Procedures
- Introduction to JCL procedures
- PROC statement
- Uing procedures - in-stream and catalogued
- Overriding procedures
Day 3
- Utilities - SORT/MERGE, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IEBPRPCH, IEBCOMPR
Day 4
- Handling ABENDs
- Multi Step Jobs
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We regularly offer classes in these and other cities. Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Calgary, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston,
Jacksonville, Miami, Montreal, New York City, Orlando, Ottawa, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington DC.
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