Description
It's tough to master MVSJCL. You learn enough to get by...but then you stick to that. It's just too frustrating to try to put together a job using the IBM manuals. And too time-consuming to keep asking your co-workers for help...especially since they're often limping along with the JCL they know, too. That's why you need a copy of MVS JCL. It zeroes in on the JCL you need for everyday jobs, so you can learn to code significant job streams in a hurry. To be specific, you'll learn how to: compile, link-edit, load, and execute programs; handle all types of data sets; code JES2 and JES3 control statements; create and use JCL procedures; execute general-purpose utility programs like Iebgener, Iebptpch, Iebcopy, and the sort/merge; use the AMS utility for VSAM files; use TSO/ISPF to create and process jobs; manage generation data sets; and more But this is more than just a JCL book. It's a complete guide to your MVS system. Whether you're working under ESA, XA, or MVS/370, it teaches you how MVS works so you'll know why you code the JCL you do for a given job...and how to code the parameters to make the best use of your system's resources.
