z/OS JCL and Utilities, Republic of the Philippines

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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.

Students should have:

Basic knowledge of information systems (IS) technologies.
Familiarity with z/OS concepts and how these systems support the Enterprise Servers. This knowledge can be obtained by attending course An Introduction to the z/OS Environment (ES05GB)

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)

Day 1

Welcome
Unit 1: Introduction to JCL
Unit 2: JOB, EXEC, and DD statements
Unit 3: DD statement parameters: A second look
Lab

Day 2

Lab review: Day 1
Unit 3: DD statement parameters, a second look (continued)
Unit 4: Introduction to utilities and conditional execution
Unit 5: Data management, organization, and format
Lab

Day 3

Lab review: Day 2 lab
Unit 5: Data management, organization, and format (continued)
Unit 6: Generation data groups
Unit 7: Procedures
Unit 8: More about utilities
Lab

Day 4

Lab review: Day 3 lab
Unit 8: More about utilities (continued)
Unit 9: More on procedures
Unit 10: Selected JCL topics
Unit 11: Sort/Merge
Lab

Day 5

Lab review: Day 4 lab
Unit 12: Multivolume and tape allocation
Unit 13: ABENDs
Optional lab

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Join our public courses in our Republic of the Philippines facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.

Classroom / Virtual Classroom

18 May 2024