Answer / vinayak

min 1
max 255

Answer / prashant mishra

Max steps in Job is 255.
and in 1 step 3273 Dd names.
And in 1 job there could 1800 jobs can code but usually
this type of job does not prepared because if we submit
then mainframe will hang.

Answer / murali

MAx 255

describe the exec statement,its meaning ,syntax and keywords?

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What statement marks the beginning of an in-stream or cataloged procedure in jcl and assigns default values to parameters defined in the procedure?

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what is the function of iebcompr?....is it compare record length or characteristics of a dataset?...pls explain with examples.......

2 Answers  

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Can a job have only steplib and no joblib ?

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How to pass data to a program that is coded in an exec statement?

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explain concatinating datasets?

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If I update one or more members in a pds in the step 1, how can I reach these new contents to be used in the step 2 of the same job? To start a new job via intrdr is not satisfactory, because I must solve this problem in one job.

2 Answers   IBM,

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A. Job Abended in STEP03. Now run job again to execute STEP03, STEP04 (STEP01,STEP02 should not execute again)

3 Answers   Cap Gemini, CSC, Xchanging,

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Please go thru the below points and let me know how to code this. 1. Sort the input dataset for the condition : Starting position is 37,length of the field is 13 based on character and in the ascending order , starting from position 25 length of 12 ,character and in the ascending order. Use a temporary dataset to hold the sorted file. 2. Use the temporary file created in the above step as the input for the next step. The next step is to execute a program and produce an output file. Use the temporary file created in the above as work file 1 and the output of the file to be created in this step work file 2.Also, pass a parameter to the program that is to be executed in this step. The parameter should have the current date in YYYYMMDD format. For the sake of convenience, you can use the below Job Name : Sample1 Input DSN : PCABDT11.CABD.TEST.INPUT Temporary DSN : Sort1 Output DSN : PCABDT11.CABD.TEST.OUTPUT Program Name : SAMPLE Thanks in Advance for your response.

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We can use PASS with permanent datasets also. THEN Which is the condition in which we may use PASS (instead of KEEP) with permanent data sets, while there is no need to specify UNIT and VOL for them like temporary data sets (in cas we use KEEP for permanent data sets) ?

0 Answers   IBM,

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How can the attributes of one sms dataset be copied to another dataset?

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How do you override a specific DDNAME/SYSIN in PROC from a JCL?

6 Answers   CTS,

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