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JCL STUDY MATERIAL


CHAPTER - 6



   
 

DD STATEMENT

The DD statement (Data Definition), is used to identify the source of input 
and the placement of output information


Syntax -> //ddname DD < positional / keyword parameters > ddname must be unique in the job Positional parameters - * DATA DUMMY DYNAM Keyword Parameters - DSN DISP UNIT SPACE DCB VOLUME DSN PARAMETER DSN parameter is used specify the data set name Syntax -> DSN=dataset name Example JCL -> //MYJOB JOB (ER3),'RAMESH R' //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.GLOB.MYLIB TEST.GLOB.MYLIB will be used in the COBPROG program. TEMPORARY DATA SETS Temporary data set is created during job and deleted at the end of the job. Temporary data set can be coded by using two ampersands followed by name. Example JCL --> //MYJOB JOB (E456),'RAMESH' //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=&&TEMP Here TEMP is an temporary dataset will be deleted upon job completion. DISP PARAMETER The DISP parameter is used specify the disposition of dataset which is coded on DSN parameter. Syntax -> Parameter on the DISP statement Status Normal Disposition Abnormal Disposition NEW DELETE DELETE OLD CATLG CATLG MOD UNCATLG KEEP SHR KEEP UNCATLG PASS STATUS NEW - Dataset will be created. (file should not exists) OLD - Dataset should exists. MOD - Dataset will be created If not exists. SHR - Dataset can be used by other jobs also NORMAL DISPOSITION (Happened upon sucessful execution of job step) DELETE - Dataset should be deleted CATLG - Dataset will be cataloged UNCATLG - Dataset will be removed from system catalogs KEEP - Dataset will be retained (This parameter should be used with permanent data sets) PASS - Dataset is to be passed subsequent job step in the same job ABNORMAL DISPOSITION (Happened upon unsucessful execution of job step) DELETE - Dataset should be deleted CATLG - Dataset will be cataloged UNCATLG - Dataset will be removed from system catalogs KEEP - Dataset is to be kept EXAMPLE JCL --> //MYJOB JOB (E674),'KRISHNA REDDY' //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.GLOB.TEMP, // DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE) In this example , DISP=(NEW,CATLG,DELETE) NEW - TEST.GLOB.TEMP is not exists, it will be created CATLG - Upon successful execution of job step, data set will be cataloged DELETE - If job terminicated abnormally, dataset will be deleted UNIT PARAMETER In IBM Mainframe environment, All devices have an address assigned to them at the time they added to the sytem. Devices can be referenced using this addresses. UNIT parameter is used to specify thise address. Syntax -> UNIT=device_address/device_type/device_group_name/TAPE EXAMPLE JCL -> //MYJOB JOB (R345),'KRISHNA REDDY' //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.GLOB.TEST.LIB, // UNIT=SYSDA In above example, COBPROG is executed, and a file INFILE which may reside on any of the devices which are grouped under the symbolic name SYSDA will be accessed VOL PARAMETER This parameter is used to identify the volume serial number on which dataset is reside. The VOL dataset is used with disk and tape datasets. Syntax -> VOL= volumelabel/data set label Sub parameters used with VOL parameter SER - Specification of serial number REF - Referencing VOL specification from a prior step PRIVATE - Allowing access to volume by single user RETAIN - Inhibiting dismounting of volume until end of job SEQ - Specification of sequence in which volumes are to be mounted EXAMPLE JCL --> //MYJOB JOB (E454),'KRISHNA REDDY' //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.GLOB.TEMP, // VOL=SER=(VOL1,VOL2,VOL3) In this example the data set called DATA3 resides on 3 volumes whose serial numbers are VOL1,VOL2,VOL3. The Operating system will request that all volumes be mounted at the same time.



SPACE PARAMETER The SPACE parameter is used to allocate space for datasets. We can allocate space in Cylinders/Tracks/Blocks Syntax -> SPACE=(CYL,(primary,secondary,directory),RLSE,CONTIG,MXIG,ROUND) Instead of CYL, We can use TRK or BLK Meaning of Sub Parameter TRK - Requesting space in track CYL - Requesting space in cylinders PRIMARY - Primary storage to be allocated at the time of data set created SECONDARY - Additional storage to be allocated , If primary storage is not sufficient DIRECTORY - Space for recording of name and location of partitioned data sets RLSE - Request for release of space previously allocated unused space after completion of job CONTIG - Request for contiguous space MXIG - Request for large aread of contiguous space ROUND - Request for entire cylinder for storage of data set EXAMPLE JCL -> //MYJOB JOB (W345),'KRISHNA REDDY' //STEP1 EXEC PGM=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.GLOB.LIB // UNIT=4560 // SPACE=(CYL,(30,4)) In this example, 30 cylinders are requested as primary space and 4 additional cyliders as secondary space.
Upto 15 extends of secondary space ( in our example it is 4 ) will be alloted , If space is not sufficient.
DCB PARAMETER Records in dataset may contain FIXED length / VARIABLE length. The DCB (Data Control Block) parameter is used to specify record format,record length, block size etc.. Syntax -> //ddname DD DCB=< parameters > Subparameters in DCB RECFM - Specification of record format - F/FB/V/VB/U LRECL - Specification of record length BLKSIZE - Specification of block size BUFNO - Specification of buffers EXAMPLE JCL -> //MYJCL JOB (E3445),'RAMESH' //STEP1 EXEC PROG=COBPROG //INFILE DD DSN=TEST.GLOB.LIB // UNIT=234, // DSN=(LRECL=80, // RECFM=FB, // BLKSIZE=800, // BUFNO=30) In this example, The DCB parameter specifies that this file is to have a logical record length of 80 bytes, it will have a fixed block record format, and the block will 800 (800 is multiple of 80). The BUFNO parameter is set to 30, indicating upto 30 buffers may be utilized in virtual storage for this data set. Default buffers are 5,if you not specified any thing
When you specified V for RECFM parameter, LRECL value is largest record in the file plus 4 bytes. These four bytes contain the actual length of each variable length record in the file
    

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