How to use conditional statement in job as well as exec statement.with example?

Hamsa

• Sep 25th, 2011

By COND operator and IF THEN ELSE , condition can be specified in JCL

Hema

• Sep 19th, 2011

When we use conditional statements if the condition
specified is true then step bypassed, and if you use if and else statements then condition specified is true then step is
executed.

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Hi Friends,

question am going to ask is very simple but suggest me your way of thinking

am having 5 steps, i want to keep cond(condition code) for 4th step, in which the 4th step run only all the above three steps must get abend. If any one of the first 3 steps run successful the step-4 must by-pass.

If any mistakes are there please excuse me.

kannan

• Apr 7th, 2013

Place Cond=(0,EQ,step1),(0,EQ,step2),(0,EQ,step3) in the the 4th step

Gunesh

• Feb 21st, 2013

The best way for this problem is give cond=only.

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Chan

• Sep 7th, 2019

IEBGENER is used to copy ps to ps,
IEBCOPY is used to copy from pds to pds.
REPRO is used to copying from Sequential dateset to VSAM
date set and vice versa.

Tom Berg

• Jan 3rd, 2018

I wanted to know which utility (IDCAMS, IEBCOPY, IEBGENER) is the most efficient to copy big sequential FB file?

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Bharath s

• Sep 14th, 2017

SORT FILEDS=COPY OUTFIL FILES=OUT,TRAILER1=(1:COUNT),REMOVECC,NODETAIL

Code
SORT FILEDS=COPY

OUTFIL FILES=OUT,TRAILER1=(1:COUNT),REMOVECC,NODETAIL

bharath s

• Sep 14th, 2017

//TOOLIN DD * COUNT FROM (IN) /*

Code
//TOOLIN DD *

  COUNT FROM (IN)

/*

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DISP=MOD is used when the dataset can be extended, ie, you can add records at the end of an existing dataset.

sudhakar

• Sep 10th, 2007

mod is a key word which is used with disp parameter as DISP=MODIt is used for if the dataset already exit then add the records to dataset at end of the data set.

crackball

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• May 31st, 2007

MOD can be used for existing data set (sequential files). It appends data to a file.

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The value after the PARM= specifies control information to be passed to the executing program of the job step.

sudhakarchandu

• Sep 28th, 2007

It is only used for to pass the values by JCL to the perticular application program like COBOL program.

srinivas

• Aug 9th, 2007

Using parm parameter we can pass the data from JCL to application program (COBOL). If the data have more than 100characters using SYS IN DD* we can pass the data to application program.

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P.Karthikkumar

• Jan 10th, 2007

You can restart like this. //JOBNAME JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID,RESTART=JOBSTEPNAME.PROCSTEPNAME.Thanks&RegardsKarthikkumar.P

P.Karthikkumar

• Jan 10th, 2007

Hi,For that u have to use in jobcard like this//JOBNAME  JOB NOTIFY=&SYSUID, RESTART=JOBSTEPNAME.PROCSTEPNAMEThanks&RegardsKarthikkumar.P

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You have mentioned the copylib in JCL program but the copy book is not expanded in the program what is the possible error you get?

Nandhakumar Babu

• Aug 20th, 2015

Unless there is no variable from the copybook is used in the program there is no issue, but it would result in return of severe code (12) when a variable in the copybook has been used in your application program.

Gyani01

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• Mar 9th, 2011

Actually if you mention the copybook library in JCL it doesnt expand it in output. While compiling the program, there will be a option asking "Do you need to expand copy book".Hope this is what you are asking.

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i am passing data from jcl using parm to COBOL-db2 program, where can u retrieve the passing data in COBOL-db2 program and where it stored?

Gunesh Asatkar

• Feb 13th, 2013

The parm parameter is used to passed data from jcl to cobol program.
The max 100 character we can sent by parm parameter including special character.
And value get by code s9(4)comp var in linkage section

rasheeed17

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• Jan 19th, 2012

Whether it simple Cobol program or an COBOL-DB2 program. passing PARM value & reading it with in program is same for both. - We have to define an variable for PARM in linkage section - LINKAGE SECTI...

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kckinney

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• May 22nd, 2007

VSAM return codes are documentted in the IDC3009I error message. There are too many to memorize. Either print it off or keep it in a file on our PC. Anyone working with VSAM or VSAM cats will reter to it often.

avrkrishna

• Apr 29th, 2007

You are trying to open an EMPTY VSAM file and getting return code - 160REPRO INFILE(INPUT) OUTFILE(OUTPUT)IDC3300I  ERROR OPENING USERID.TEST.ESDSIDC3351I ** VSAM OPEN RETURN CODE IS 160IDC0005I ...

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Hamsa

• Sep 25th, 2011

SYSPRINT-to print the utility messages in spool

SYSOUT-identifies the system output datasets,which are in
printed or punched format.

Shakuntala Dey

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• Sep 25th, 2011

SYSPRINT - when there is message from the utility.Say in ur jcl u have used sort.so all the sort related information will be available in SYSPRINT.

SYSOUT - Its to display the messages which is available in our coding. say display statements of cobol will be displayed in sysout

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dhs01

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• Apr 15th, 2009

The largest first rule is one that has not been applicable for awhile. At one time this was necessary because of buffer allocations. This is no longer required.

mainframeguru11

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• Jun 10th, 2008

THE RULE FOR CONCATANATION IS 1. LRECL and RECORD FORMAT SHOULD BE SAME2. IF THE BLOCK SIZE IS DIFFERENT THEN LARGEST BLOCK SIZE DATASET SHOULD BE IN THE FIRST DSN NAME3. DATASET MAY RESIDE IN DIFFERENT DEVICE AND VOLUMES.

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How to send a Mainframe file to a mailbox using a JCL? Mailbox could be any? What parameters need to be passed in the JCL like - Host address, mail address, etc..?

arsagg

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• Oct 21st, 2010

////SENDNOTE EXEC PGM=IEBGENER //SYSIN DD DUMMY //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=(B,SMTP) //SYSUT1 DD * HELO MVSHOST MAIL FROM: RCPT TO: DATA FROM:  email id TO: email...

kckinney

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• Sep 3rd, 2010

The other answers are fine as far as they go.  They both assume SMTP is up and running unter TCPIP. SMPT polls a specific output queue and forwards any output in that queue to the next hop as...

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How to Run same steps in a jcl 'n' number of time each time with different input files without repeating the steps n times?

dhs01

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• Apr 15th, 2009

While this may not be an elegant solution, what I would do is to set up a PROC with a substitution variable. I would then invoke the PROC n times using n EXEC cards with the file override substitution.

sangu.pd

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• Feb 15th, 2009

Try using DPRTY PARAMETER

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If file is having space parm as SPACE=(CYL,(10,10)) i.e. 10 primary, 10 secondary. So how much cylinders totally it will take before dataset filled till end?

kckinney

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• Sep 3rd, 2010

The traditional answer is (primary+(secondary*15)) or 10+150=160.This question isn't relevant beyond testing the most basic MVS knowledge.  The reason is that products such as SMS, STOP37, et...

dhs01

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• Apr 15th, 2009

Almost correct, VSAM and non-VSAM are important but equally important is whether the allocation is to SMS controlled dasd. Another factor to consider is that allocations can both get more and less tha...

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Madhavi Chava

• Jan 12th, 2012

Using LABEL parameter RETPD(retention period)/EXPDT(expire date)

LABEL=EXPDT=12120(dataset expire on 120th day of 2012)
LABEL=RETPD=200(dataset is retained for 200 days)

DEEPIKA

• Sep 6th, 2011

FOR(3)

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MOHAMED AARIF

• Aug 9th, 2016

Maximum jobs in JCL = infinity, but the jobs will after the initiator limit reached. The waiting jobs will be submitted once the initiator queue is freed. Initiator queue will be released by completin...

prakashc

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• Nov 30th, 2009

We can have a one JOB statement in a PDS member or PS.Under that JOB statement we can have 255 number of steps and3273 DD statements Possible.

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kckinney

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• May 22nd, 2007

Sort it, dummying out SORTOUT

P.Karthikkumar

• Jan 10th, 2007

//JOBNAME...//STEP1     EXEC    PGM=FILEAID//SYSOUT       DD  SYSOUT=*//SYSPRINT    DD   SYSOUT=*//DD1&nb...

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Can we copy the data of two input files to two output files using SORT utility with the data as 'SORT FIELDS=COPY' in the same step?

Sandeep Pal

• Aug 2nd, 2012

We can sort the two input file into two output file. "jcl //TDPSNPPJ JOB (9927),SANDEEP PAL,CLASS=D,NOTIFY= // MSGLEVEL=(1,1),MSGCLASS=U,TIME=(0,1) //STEP1 EXEC P...

Aditya Mehta

• Jun 27th, 2012

We can copy two input files to two output files in JCL using ICETOOL. //JOBNAM1 JOB (123),XY,NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=X,MSGCLASS=X //* //STEP01 EXEC PGM=ICETOOL //TOOLMSG DD SYSOUT=* //DFSMSG D...

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Why should we go for generations in GDG when the members in PDS can do the same work?

Chan

• Sep 7th, 2019

Generation Data Groups (GDGs) are group of datasets related to each other by a common name. All datasets have the same name(GDG base and its relative number) and is easy to keeps track of adding new ...

selkum.r

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• Jan 13th, 2011

What is the difference between maintaining our accounts in notebook and MS-excel? Excel makes the job easy for us. The same thing is with GDG. If you are maintaining your employees records. Each month...

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