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Job control language (JCL) tells the system what program to execute and provides a description of program inputs and outputs

JOB statement ---Mainly identify job EXEC statement---specify the program to exe DD statement ----Name of input file and output file

JCL must be uppercase

//JOBNAME JOB //STEPNAME EXEC //DDNAME DD //*comment it can be upper or lower case /* end of JCL stream

Name field. Operation field which indicates the operation that is to be performed Operand field Comment field

//Name

Operation

Operand

//JOB1 JOB (123),MADHU,PRTY=1,CLASS=A

//STEP1 EXEC
//INFILE DD

PGM=MADHUPROG.
NAME OF THE INPUT FILE.

//OUPUTFILE DD NAME OF THE OUTPUT FILE.

CLASS PRTY MSGCLASS-- MSGLEVEL --IT USED TO TEEL WHICH MESSAGE TO BE PRINTED TYPRUN---SYNTAX CHECKING NOTIFY---IT HAS TO SEND SUCCESS/FAILURE MESSAGE AFTER COMPLETE THE JOB.

EXEC STATEMENT IS USED TO EXECUTE PROG/PROCEDURE A MAX OF 255 EXEC SATEMENTS CAN CODE IN A SINGLE JOB

SDSF is a panel interface for viewing the system log and the list of active users and controlling and monitoring jobs and resources. View and search the system log Hold, release, cancel, and purge jobs Monitor jobs while they are processed Display job output before deciding to print it Control the order in which jobs are processed Control the order in which jobs are processed Control the order in which output is printed Control printers and initiators