Brijesh

• Sep 24th, 2016

We cannot pass using parm more than 100 byte but we can pass using SYSIN CARD and Using file

premlike

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• Mar 17th, 2008

We can't pass through parm more than 100 char. Remember it.

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Which spool command is used to release a job that has been submitted with HOLD option?

Nagaraju

• May 23rd, 2017

Using Line Command A.A mentioned in front of jobname in spool

AshwiniPriya

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• Sep 15th, 2010

"A" beside the job name in spool area

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What is JES?Explain in detail about JES?What is the difference between JES2 and JES3?

santhosh s kumar

• Feb 17th, 2013

JES2 in this it will release the resource after completion every step execution that resource can be used by any other user.

JES3 it will release the resource only after the completion of all steps execution no other program can access that resource util the completion of exec.

monika samal

• May 1st, 2012

JES2 processing is considered to be independently controlled.
JES3 processing is considered to be centrally controlled..

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How to remove ! containing records from a file using JCL. The data without ! is required in the output file.

shashank

• Feb 15th, 2018

Sort fields=copy
Outrec overlay(1:1,8,UFF)

The above code should work ,UFF remove junk character

Nagaraju

• May 23rd, 2017

Using DFSORT utility, In sort control card use OMIT COND.

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boddulasrikanth

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• Sep 3rd, 2010

GDG is a Generation Data Group which is having grouped related datasets chronologically or functionally. It is referenced with the versions those are absolute and relative. It is defined by idcams g...

nthayyuru

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• Mar 30th, 2009

GDG nothing but Generation Data Group, means data sets has been generated with version number.It will be referred as a dataset with version number then only we knows and identifying the dataset when i...

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BLKSIZE specifies the number of bytes

sunil kuaar

• Apr 5th, 2006

Lrecl means length of the files record length but blk size means the number of records mvs system will read together when we will issue a read command mvs does not read single record it reads whole block and put it in buffer next time it reads from buffer mvs takes care of all these things

suresh

• Nov 4th, 2005

blksize is represent in number of  bytes,multiples of recordsize.LRECL is size of record length for fixed lengthrecordsfor varible records is  size of recordlength+fourbytes 

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Amit Verma

• Oct 29th, 2015

Did you get the way to do it?

Amit Verma

• Oct 29th, 2015

But how to get the count of multiple PS into a single PS with the names of file?

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How will you pass a parameter from JCL to COBOL without using param and sysin?

Mehul

• Feb 26th, 2016

You can have the parameters as the contents of a file and then read that file in the Cobol program for the parameters.

Ishaan Tewari

• Feb 19th, 2016

Return code can be set through program and is very useful in handling the step execution based on RC using IF ELSE construct.

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bhd8ball

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• Mar 22nd, 2007

You can open a vsam dataset that has NO records in it if you initialize it with IDCAMS.Create it.Copy a 'blank' record into it.Delete the record (with IDCAMS)Now it can be opened sucessfully in OR output.  You may get a '4' condition code if you open it input.....

kanth

• Feb 22nd, 2007

It is not possible to open the empty vsamdata set.if u try to open tht   it displays  lastcc-12.

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For an output file DUMMY specifies that the output is to be discarded. For input it specifies that the file is empty.

naresh.somapalyam

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• May 28th, 2008

If u r not giving any input values  using below control cardi.e. in the sysin dd *   Then we r using this.When we r using this dummy o/s simulates the presence of this file.When u r reading a file o/s sends the end of file request to the program.ok   bye....

sudhakarchandu

• Sep 28th, 2007

The key word DUMMY is used in IEFBR14 utilityIt is doing nothing utility the syntax : //sysin dd dummyit is not passing any values but it is essential while using the IEFBR14 utility.

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haiardhan

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• Sep 30th, 2008

In environment division1) input - output section.2) configuration section.In data division1) File section.2) working-storage section.3) linkage section.4) report section.5) screen section.6) local-storage section.

gopu

• Jan 4th, 2007

For Eg :-A job is having 5 steps //------ job card--------                       &nbs...

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Bud Gobbel

• Feb 24th, 2023

Can JOBLIB and JCLLIB appear in the same JCL Job?

neha

• Oct 4th, 2007

Joblib is a default load?library for all the jobsteps while jcclib is the loadlib that contains catalogued procedures.

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How do you verify whether a dataset is empty using a JCL?

serken

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• May 13th, 2017

In SORT (or SYNCSORT) only RC4 or RC16 are allowed for NULLOFL=
RC12 is not allowed

Nagaraju

• May 12th, 2017

Using IDCAMS along with PRINT parameter.
It returns 0 data available in file.
It returns 4 data not available in file

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memays

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• Feb 18th, 2009

The AMP= parameter is only used for VSAM files and mainly affects performance.When VSAM files are defined via the DEFINE CLUSTER statement using IDCAMS, certain parameters describe the physical format...

Sudak_2008

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• Oct 21st, 2008

Could you please tell why this AMP parameter is not always mandatory whenever we access a VSAM file? Because I sometimes see it is used with some VSAM files and sometimes not.

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Akash

• Nov 18th, 2016

In-stream data in JCL: which come under SYSIN DD * AND /*

//SYSIN DD *
HI
/*

HI will be in stream data.

Ishaan

• Feb 19th, 2016

We need to use ACCEPT keyword in the COBOL program to read the instream data.

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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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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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