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Job Control Language (JCL) is a scripting language used on the IBM mainframe operating systems z/OS and z/VSE (and predecessors) to instruct the system on how to run a batch job or start a subsystem.

How to refer GDG generation if generation is created in step 2 and same i refer in step 3

I have faced an issue in GDG generation in production. New generation is created in STEP 2: //INP DD DSN=sample.…

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How to pass arguments to REXX program through JCL

Can we pass arguments to a REXX program from JCL? I suppose, JCL PARM can be used as we use …

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What is the difference between a variable-blocked format and a fixed-blocked format?

I have encountered these terms in a data file definition document for some data that I'm getting from a Mainframe …

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Search for string in PDS and exclude results using JCL

I am trying to do the following: 1) Search members of a PDS for a string. 2) Exclude the members with the …

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Symbolic Parameters in Dataset name JCL

In JCL, normally Symbolic parameters is created using & (Ampersand sign) followed by the variable name. But in dataset name, …

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How to abend job intentionally

Is it possible to abend your job intentionally through COBOL program. suppose I have an Input file having Header,Detail …

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append records to an existing file

If I want to append records to an existing file what DISP parameters do I need to use?

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VSAM Status code 04

I am running one COBOL pgm which is reading one VSAM file. Below is ithe input output section in my …

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UNIDENTIFIED OPERATION FIELD Error in JCL

I tried to run this following JCL program using IBM z/OS //PAYMENT JOB MSGCLASS=H //PAYMENT EXEC PGM=PAYMENT,…

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What is MVS and JCL?

Does anyone know something about MVS and JCL? Is it possible to explain to me what MVS is? And what …

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