ES07G: z/OS JCL and Utilities
Table of Contents
- Short Summary
- Duration
- Content Description
- Objectives
- Agenda
- Audience
- Skill Level
- Labs?
- Keywords
- Prerequisites
- Enrollment
- Errata
- Follow-on Courses
Short Summary
This course is designed to teach you how to use z/OS job control language (JCL) and selected z/OS utility programs in an online batch environment and is recommended for people who want to use z/OS JCL
Duration in Hours ⌚
36
Content Description
This course is designed to teach you how to use z/OS job control language (JCL) and selected z/OS utility programs in an online batch environment. Both Storage Management Subsystem (SMS) and non-SMS JCL are discussed. Machine lab exercises complement the lecture material.
Objectives
- Code basic JCL statements using proper syntax and coding rules, including JCL for:
- Creating new data sets
- Referencing existing data sets
- Condition code testing
- IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF constructs
- Generation data groups
- Output routing
- JCL enhancements introduced by various releases of Multiple Virtual Storage (MVS), OS/390, and z/OS
- Identify Storage Management Subsystem requirements
- Code instream and cataloged procedures
- Use symbolic parameters in procedures
- Code procedure overrides and additions super
- Use selected utility programs
- Describe tape processing facilities
- Code sort and merge control statements and associated JCL statements
- Recognize and resolve common abnormal terminations (ABENDs)
Agenda
- Introduction to JCL
Audience
This basic course is intended for people who want to use z/OS JCL and utilities.
Skill Level
Basic
Labs? 💻
Yes
Keywords
Introduction to JCL;ES07G; ES07
Prerequisites
You should have:
- Basic knowledge of IS technologies.
You should be familiar with:
- z/OS concepts and how these systems supports the Enterprise Servers.
This knowledge can be obtained by attending course An Introduction to the z/OS Environment (ES05G).
Enrollment
https://www.ibm.com/training/course/ES07G
Errata
None specified.
Follow-on Courses
None