Advanced MVS JCL and Utilities

    

Summary:
This course is designed to help intermediate to advanced system programmers, operators, and application programmers use and code JCL procedures effectively, including analyzing condition codes and system error messages that provide clues to the cause of JCL. Effective procedure coding techniques are stressed, such as use of symbolic parameters, DDNAME operands, and other coding techniques to streamline the required JCL. Use of z/OS -MVS utility programs are used to demonstrate advanced JCL programming techniques thru hands on lab exercises. This course includes lecture components and approximately 10 hands-on labs to give each student the opportunity to understand and use JCL language for production processing.

Duration:
3 Days/Lecture & Lab

Audience:
This course is designed for intermediate to advanced system programmers, operators, and application programmers.

Topics:

• Job Control Language Essentials Review
• Using and Writing Procedures
• Advanced Printing Techniques
• Tape Processing
• Miscellaneous Topics

Prerequisites:
Students must be familiar with basic JCL coding, as well as use of ISPF edit and an output retrieval program such as SDSF or IOF.

Last Update: May 20, 2012