z/OS JCL Advanced Topics
Experienced programmers, opera-
tors, analysts, support staff and
users who need to know how to
code JCL to run jobs in a z/OS envi-
ronment. Anyone who needs to
work with procedures, handle JCL
errors, and design / code JCL to
deal with multi-volume data sets,
restart, SMS data sets, or HFS files
PRE-REQ.Attendees are expected to
have a working understanding of
JCL.
Students who complete this course
will be able to code JCL to run test
and production batch jobs, use
some common batch utility pro-
grams, and use a Sort / Merge pro-
gram product, including using sym-
bolic names; debug many JCL
errors; set up JCL for restart; use
some JES2 or JES3 control state-
ments.
Major Topics Include:
* Data sets and libraries; DASD orga-
nization, VTOCs and catalogs
* z/OS organization and workflow
* Introduction to Work Load Manag-
er (WLM)
* JCL: rules of syntax
* JOB, EXEC, DD, OUTPUT state-
ments
* OPEN processing
* Sources of Information
* Debugging JCL
Unique Features
* Multi-volume data sets
Course materials developed by Steve
Comstock using classroom experi-
* Extended Format data sets
ence since 1975.
* Striped data sets
Instructor: Instructor has worked in
the IBM Mainframe Environment, sup-
* HFS files
porting DOS/VSE, MVS, OS/390,
z/OS, CICS/VSAM, IMS and DB2 since
* Utilities: IEFBR14, IEBGENER, IEB-
1988.
COPY
Duration: 3 Days
* Introduction to IDCAMS
Format: Classroom (with five stan-
* Conditional JCL: IF/THEN, ELSE,
dard exercises and two optional exer-
ENDIF
cises, all hands-on.)
* Cataloged procedures
Certification: All attendees will
receive an attendance certificate.
* Symbolic parameters in proce-
dures and in open JCL
* JES internal readers
* Step restart, checkpoint restart
* JES control statements
* SMS - Storage Management Sub-
system and PDSEs
* INCLUDE, SET, JCLLIB
OGS CONSULTING
* Sort / Merge, including multiple WWW.OGSCONSULT.COM
output files and symbolic name CSRADM@CONSULT.COM
capabilities +65-9626-7045
z/OS JCL Advanced Topics - Topical Outline
IBM Utilities
Day One IEFBR14
Operating system concepts IEBGENER
Operating system concepts IEBCOPY
The Application Program Environment IDCAMS
MVS - Multiple Virtual Storages Computer Exercise: Using Utilities
The Road to z/OS
z/OS Workflow SORT
JES - the Job Entry Subsystem Introduction to SORT
Introduction to Work Load Manager JCL for SORT
Initiators and scheduling SORT Control Statements
Allocation Computer Exercise: Using the SORT
JCL syntax
JOB, EXEC Statements Some Advanced Sort Topics
Additional COND Tests
Symbolic names
Introduction to Data Management The OUTFIL Statements
Data Set Organizations Generating reports
DCBs / ACBs Computer Exercise: Symbolic names and multiple
DDNAMES output files
JOB Step setup
OPEN Processing
SYSIN-type data and SYSOUT-type data OUTPUT Statements
Introduction to OUTPUT Statements
Named Data Sets The REGION parameter
Tape and Disk Data Sets The MEMLIMIT parameters
Tape Layout
DASD Concepts
Data Set Naming Rules
Units, Volumes, Catalogs Day Three
JCL Procedures
Tape DD Statements Cataloged Procedures
Tape Output - DD Statement Procedures and Inserts
Tape Input - DD Statement Procedures and Overrides
Symbolic Parameters
SMS - System Managed Storage SYSUID
STORCLAS, DATACLAS, MGMTCLAS The SET Statement
ISMF The INCLUDE statement
Private Proclibs: JCLLIB
DASD Concepts Nested Procedures
DASD Track Layout Computer Exercise: Using Nested Procedures and
Extents INCLUDES
DASD Organization
DD Statements for DASD Additional Techniques
Temporary data sets GDGs - Generation Data Groups
Concatenation Internal Readers
Step Restart
Condition Code Testing and JCL Debugging PDSEs - Partitioned Data Set, Extended
IF / THEN / ELSE / ENDIF Statements JES Control Statements
The JOBRC parameter
JCL problem solving Some Additional JCL Statement Parameters
Sources of Information (IBM Publications, BookManag- JOB Statement Parameters: GROUP, PASSWORD, PER-
er, QuickReference) FORM, SCHENV, SECLABEL, USER
Computer Exercise: JCL ONION EXEC Statement Parameter: PERFORM
DD Statement Parameters: DCB, DDNAME, SPIN
Optional Exercise: Using OUTPUT Statements
Day Two
Special DD Situations
Virtual I/O - VIO
Reference and Affinity
Multi-volume Data sets
Extended format data sets
Striped data sets
Hierarchical File System (HFS)
Paths
JCL and HFS files
Computer Exercise: Accessing an HFS file