Preface

Job Control Language Parameters

Introduction

Introduction to JCL and z/OS

JCL within a Job

JCL Statement Formats and Rules

The JOB Statement

The EXEC Statement

The DD Statement

More on the DD Statement

DD Statements for Input Stream and Print Data Sets

Direct-Access Storage Devices

SMS: Storage Management Subsystem

Magnetic Tapes

JES2 and JES3

Cataloged and Instream Procedures

Generation Data Groups

Miscellaneous JCL Features

VSAM Data Sets

The Linkage Editor and Loader

IBM Utility Programs

Sort/Merge

ISPF

TSO/E

TSO/E REXX

Hierarchical File System (HFS) Files

JCL and the Internet

Index