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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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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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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How to Run same steps in a jcl 'n' number of time without repeating the steps n times?

CodeBulls

• Nov 24th, 2017

Put the Steps in a In-Stream PROC and repeat executing the PROC n times.

RAM

• Apr 25th, 2017

JCL with multiple jobcards will submit the JCL multiple times

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krishna

• Oct 11th, 2011

UNIT=SYSDA refers to the next available disk storage device.

mohammadanis.jamadar

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• Oct 4th, 2011

SYSDA= SYSTEM DIRECT ACCESS

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RTM

sai prasad

• Dec 17th, 2015

SB37 = If the specified primary & secondary extents are not sufficient for allocating a data set. Then the job will abend with SB37 SD37 = While allocating a data set if you doesn't mention secondary...

Tarunam

• Jun 15th, 2015

SX37 comes due to insufficient space. eg: SD37 - Secondary space is not allocated. SB37 - End of Vol is reached or further vol. is not specified. SE37 - All the 16 extents are used.

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Chan

• May 25th, 2019

1. Positional Parameters Should be coded in a specific sequence Separated by commas Omitted parameters indicated by a comma to indicate the positional nature Job statement consists of two positiona...

Ashish

• Feb 28th, 2018

M1[&Arg1,&Arg2,&Arg3] i.e marco declaration
{
ADD1 , &Arg1
ADD2 , &Arg2
ADD3 , &Arg3
}
MEND
M1 [DATA1 , DATA2 , DATA3 ] .


Syntax to use positional arguments
&Arg-Name,
Eg. &Arg1,

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what is an SDSF?

subha2010

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• Oct 5th, 2010

TSO commads are used for online access of termimals.over riding jobs based on priority,terminate jobs which are actually not getting any transcation for a long time, route and redirect the terminal messages.

sree mallika

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• Apr 20th, 2010

This is used to provide the information about the jobs like where there in input queue, hold queue, output queues.

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PROC stands for procedure. It is 'canned' JCL invoked by a PROC statement. An instream PROC is presented within the JCL; a catalogued PROC is referenced from a proclib partitioned dataset.

dhs01

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• Apr 15th, 2009

I believe most give you the flavor of what it is. One of the main reasons for using a PROC is so that you can supply substitution variables. For example if you use a PROC to install software...

bwbalaji

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• Jun 6th, 2008

PROC : It is nothing but a procedure that we used in the JCL . Instream procedure means it will be implicit with in the JCL statements  like PERFORM statements in COBOL (means) - >&n...

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prabhu

• Jun 16th, 2012

In that area you have specified destination,it may printer or system spool?

Thanks in Advanced..

siva

• Dec 2nd, 2011

SYSPRINT: Default output dataset for Printable output.

SYSOUT: Default output dataset for System messages.



thanks,
Sivakumar

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