
Course Description (By Curriculum)

3 to 4 hours
Operators, programmers, and other personnel who require knowledge of JCL
Knowledge of VSE
After completing this course, the student will be able to:
• Define the function of JCL
• Recognize the different parameters and the options used with JCL
• Identify the correct format to use when coding parameters
• Identify the JCL statements to use when selecting job attributes
Basic Format of Job Statement
Job Name
Accounting Information
End of Job Statement
Basic Format of EXEC Statement
Program Name
Size Operand
Parm Operand
Format and Function of the Pause Statement
Format and Function of the Comment Statement
Permanent and Temporary Statements
Format of ASSGN Statement and the Operands Used
The TLBL Statement, Format, and Operands
The DLBL Statement, Format, and Operands