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Course number: ZOSJCL100

z/OS - Job Control Language (JCL), procedures and utilities

In this seminar you will gain a sound insight into the Job Control Language (JCL) and its importance for controlling jobs in a z/OS environment. It is aimed at job planners, programmers, operators and system programmers who want to learn how to code JCL statements and procedures and how to create and execute complete jobs. You will also acquire basic knowledge of important standard and utility programs such as SORT and IEBCOPY.

Practical exercises and group work reinforce what has been learned and enable a lively exchange and direct application of the new skills.

Course details

Instructor

By arrangement

Level

Advanced

Duration

24 hours

Type

Onsite or remote

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Further details

Seminar content

Focal points:

  • Batch processing & JES:
    Basics of job control and the role of the Job Entry Subsystem.
  • JCL structure & syntax:
    JCL structure, job description, step and DD definition.
  • Extended JCL concepts:
    Conditional step execution, INCLUDE groups and SET statements.
  • Procedures:
    Internal and external procedures, standard procedures.
  • IBM Utilities:
    Introduction to utilities such as SORT and IEBCOPY.

Our training courses and documents are offered in German.

    Procedure

    Our courses and workshops can be booked flexibly as remoteor on-site training directly at your company. The prices listed below refer to both of these variants; onsite is charged plus travel costs. On-site training courses offer the advantage that we can focus specifically on your IT infrastructure and develop practical solutions together with your employees.

    In-house training in our or external premises in Munich is only available on request. Please note that different conditions apply - we will be happy to inform you of these if you are interested.

    A special service: We conduct our training courses for as few as one participant.

    Prices

    Number of participants 1:

    The coursecan be booked as an individual training course from € 3,295.
    An additional travel fee of € 1,250 applies for training courses at your premises (onsite). Any external room costs incurred will be charged separately.

    Number of participants 2-5:

    For groups of 2 to 5 participants, the all-inclusive price is€6,090.
    An additional travel fee of €1,250 is charged for training courses held on your premises (onsite). Any external room costs incurred will be charged separately.

    Number of participants 6-10:

    Prices for larger groups of 6 or more participants are availableon request at .
    A flat-rate travel fee of €1,250 is also charged for on-site training. Any external room costs incurred will be shown separately.

    Dates

    Appointments are arranged individually in consultation with you. You are welcome to contact us here for further information.

    What is included

    Training certificate

    Training documents as PDF

    Source Files

    Prerequisites

    Basic IT knowledge, basic knowledge of the MVS / z/OS operating system, ISPF editor or ZOSIBM100

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