Audience

This course is for people who want to use z/OS JCL and utilities.

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 An Introduction to the z/OS Environment - ES05G.

Duration

5 days.

Course Objectives

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.

• 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 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
• Use selected utility programs
• Describe tape processing facilities
• Code sort and merge control statements and associated JCL statements
• Recognize and resolve common ABENDS

Course Content

Day 1
Welcome.
Introduction to JCL.
JOB, EXEC, and DD Statements.
DD Statement Parameters, A Second Look.
Lab - Day 1.

Day 2
Lab Review (Day 1).
DD Statement Parameters, A Second Look.
Introduction to Utilities and Conditional Execution.
Data Management, Organization, and Format.
Lab - Day 2.

Day 3
Lab Review (Day 2).
Data Management, Organization, and Format.
Generation Data Groups.
Procedures.
More About Utilities.
Lab - Day 3.

Day 4
Lab Review (Day 3).
More About Utilities.
More on Procedures.
Selected JCL Topics.
Sort/Merge.
Lab - Day 4.

Day 5
Lab Review (Day 4).
Multi Volume and Tape Allocation.
ABENDS.
Optional Lab - Day 5.