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Using procedures in JCL

• Are in-stream or cataloged procedures used?

• Where are procedures stored and can you create one?

• Procedure standards


How are procedures used?

• Why do you need to know about procedures?

• In-stream or cataloged procedures, and why are they used?

• Where are cataloged procedures stored?


Creating procedures

• How do you create a cataloged procedure?

• Are there naming standards for procedures?

• How do you reference a procedure from your JCL?


Procedure characteristics

• Are there any specific coding requirements for your procedure?

• What symbolic parameters can you use in a procedure?


Specialized output parameters

• Do we use a third-party output distribution product?

• How do you code specialized output requirements?

• Are there any statements or parameters that you should not use?


Third-party output management products

• Do we use any additional products to manage our output?

• How is the reference to these products coded in your JCL?

• Which JCL parameters are used and what standards govern their use?


Coding specialized output parameters

• What statements are used to define output requirements?

• Are there standards associated with the parameters used with these statements?


Output parameters that are not used

• Output related statements or parameters you should not use


Using JES2 control statements

• Are JES2 control statements used in our JCL?

• What standards govern the use of JES2 control statements?


Authorization to use JES2 control statements in JCL

• Are you allowed to code JES2 control statements?

• Which JES2 control statements are you not allowed to use?


Standards governing the use of JES2 control statements

• /*ROUTE destination coding requirements

• Is /*OUTPUT used in preference to other statements?

• Other JES2 control statement rules


Summary

• Procedures

• Output characteristics

• JES2 control statements

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