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All-in-One Job Control Language(JCL) Course

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All-in-One Job Control Language(JCL) Course

Learn JCL from scratch and become a JCL expert

updated on icon Updated on Apr, 2024

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English [CC]

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Lectures -73

Resources -7

Duration -4.5 hours

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Course Description

All-in-One Job Control Language (JCL) Course will teach you everything you need to know about JCL, from the basics to advanced concepts. You will learn about the different types of JCL statements, how to create and submit JCL jobs, and how to use JCL to manipulate data sets and perform other tasks. 

All-in-One Job Control Language(JCL) Course Overview

This course covers all the essential concepts of JCL. It is suitable for beginners as well as experienced professionals who want to improve their JCL skills. Mainframe computers are still important for many businesses, and JCL is the language that is used to control them. 

Job Control Language (JCL) is a scripting language used by IBM mainframe systems to instruct the systems on how to initiate a batch job or start an online subsystem. In particular, JCL specifies which programs to execute with which input and output devices, as well as whether or not there are additional conditions that need to be met before proceeding with the step.

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

  • Master the fundamentals of JCL from scratch.

  • The three basic JCL statements.

  • JCL procedures and overriding techniques.

  • Mainframe utilities and how to use them in JCL.

  • Mainframe datasets, VSAM, and GDGs.

  • JCL tips and tricks and advanced parameters.

  • JCL abend code and return code.

  • Write and understand JCL statements

  • Create and submit JCL jobs

  • Use JCL to manipulate data sets

  • Perform other tasks with JCL

  • Get prepared for JCL job interviews

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

  • Basic Programming Skills.
  • General idea about IBM Mainframe.

All-in-One Job Control Language(JCL) Course

Curriculum

Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course

Introduction.
3 Lectures
  • play icon Welcome 08:35 08:35
  • play icon Prerequisite for the Course. 00:51 00:51
  • play icon How to use the exercise and practice file. 01:36 01:36
Getting Started.
6 Lectures
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Basics of Job Control Language (JCL).
12 Lectures
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Symbolic parameters and JCL Procedures (PROC).
9 Lectures
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Conditional processing in JCL.
4 Lectures
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JCL Tips and Tricks.
6 Lectures
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JCL Utilities.
7 Lectures
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JCL SORT Utility - Tricks.
5 Lectures
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Generation Data Group (GDG) - Basics.
8 Lectures
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Virtual Storage Access Method (VSAM).
10 Lectures
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JCL Error and Debugging.
1 Lectures
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JCL Interview Questions.
1 Lectures
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Conclusion.
1 Lectures
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