MVS Job Control Language Workshop

PT1244
Training Summary
This course covers MVS Job Control Language for the z/OS operating system through lecture, examples, and hands-on exercises using common IBM Utility Programs. Frequent updates insure that the course addresses MVS/JCL for the latest version of the z/OS operating system. This course is 3 days, but may be extended to 4.5 with additional labs.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, students should have basic TSO/ISPF or IDE editing skills.
Duration
3 to 4.5 Days/Lecture & Lab
Audience
This course is designed for programmers, operators, and systems personnel who develop or execute applications using MVS/JCL.
Course Topics
MVS/JCL Overview
  • MVS/JCL Syntax
  • JES Statements
  • JOB, EXEC, IF, ELSE, and ENDIF Statements
  • The Data Definition (DD) Statement
  • OUTPUT Statements
  • EXPORT and SET Statements
  • Generation Data Groups
  • PROC, PEND
  • TSO Terminal Monitor Program – IKJEFT01
  • DF/SMS Utilities: IEFBR14, IEBGENER, IDCAMS, IEBCOPY, and SORT utilities
  • DF/SMS Operands
  • PROCs and PROC execution
  • INCLUDEs and INCLUDE Groups

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