Duration:  14-18 Hours including mainframe practical sessions.

Audience:  Delegates may be anybody requiring knowledge of the topic, whether they are new to the z/OS (OS/390) environment, or need to build on existing experience via formal training.

Course Style:  This workshop is a combination of theory sessions, interactive exercises, and hands-on sessions requiring access to a mainframe server. (Server access can be provided if not otherwise available to the delegate.)

Pre-requisites:  Knowledge and experience of using TSO/E ISPF to edit and submit work.

Course objectives

Indicative content

At the completion of this course, students will know and understand how to use the IBM z/OS Job Control Language. All students will be able to: · Explain the general syntax and structure JCL · Create a JOB statement · Create an EXEC statement · Use DD statement to create a sequential data set disk or cartridge · Use a DD statement to output a print data set · Use a DD statement to read instream data · Use a DD statement to create a partitioned data set

1 - Job Control environment Where JCL sits in the scheme of things and why it looks the way it does. This topic also covers documentation sources, and general syntax. 2 - JOB statement The various parameters applicable to the JOB statement, including recommendations on use. 3 - EXEC statement The various parameters applicable to the JOB statement, including recommendations on use. 4 - DD statement basics The minimum requirements to process input and output data sets, disk, cartridge, in-stream, and reports. 5 - DD statements in-depth More specific detail on data set creation, Including, PDS, and PDSE