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October14, 2009 What’s New and Exciting with CA JCLCheck r11 Copyright © 2009 CA

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CA JCLCheck Workload Automation r11 is a major

release that includes enhancements and significant new

capabilities. This session will present an overview and

sampling of these enhancements and features.

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Abstract

> ChekPlex (Remote System Validation)

> Message Control Option

> TSO EDCHEK Options

> Program Control Validation

> JOBCARD Processing

> Reporting Options

> Installation Changes

> Diagnostics

> Post-r11 New Enhancements

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Agenda

> This feature is only available with the full CA JCLCheck

WA product

> Extends the ability to check the JCL on the system it will

run on

> Allows for JCL validation to occur on one or more remote

systems (LPARS) from a single request

> May be run in batch or interactively under TSO and ISPF

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ChekPlex (Remote System Validation)

> Two Options

MCOSYS(dsname,membername) System Level

MCSUSR(ddname) User Level

> Both accessed as sequential files

> Used to change a message severity

> Used to suppress a message

> Format (80 character record)

* Comment

079,12 Change severity on message CAY6079 to 12

079,-1 Suppress message CAY6079

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Message Control Option

> In addition to existing tables and exits

> New order of precedence

JCLMSG Message Definition Table

MCOSYS MCO System Level

MCOUSR MCO User Level

CAZ1XERR User Exit

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Message Control Option (cont.)

> Prevent Procedure Expansion

Option “PREVEX”

Allows users to check the “submitted” JCL without having

access to procedure libraries

Use of this option automatically activates the “NORUNTIM”

and “NOAUTOPR” options

Message CAY6027E “Procedure Not Found” will NOT be

issued

Other messages may be issued if JCL being checked

makes references to procedures

– (i.e.) DD statement overrides

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TSO EDCHEK Options

> EDCHEK Expanded List Option

Option “EDCHEL”

Show expanded PROCEDURES and INCLUDES as ISPF

NOTE lines

Command Line support (%EJCK only)

EDCHKDD Command File (%EJCK or !JCK)

Errors are shown as ISPF MSG lines (same as before)

ISPF “RESET” command removes the NOTE and MSG lines

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TSO EDCHEK Options (cont.)

> EDCHEK Expanded List Option - Input000001 //APJOB JOB (113200000),J.USER,MSGCLASS=A,

000002 // CLASS=K,NOTIFY=JOEUSER,MSGLEVEL=(1,1)

000003 //A EXEC HLASMC

000004 //

> ISPF EDIT COMMAND

%EJCK EDCHEL

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> EDCHEK Expanded List Option – Output000001 //APJOB JOB (113200000),J.USER,MSGCLASS=A,

000002 // CLASS=K,NOTIFY=JOEUSER,MSGLEVEL=(1,1)

000003 //A EXEC HLASMC

000004 //

=NOTE= XXASMASMC PROC

=NOTE= XXC EXEC PGM=ASMA90,PARM=(OBJECT,NODECK)

=NOTE= XXSTEPLIB DD DSN=ASMA.SASMMOD1,DISP=SHR

=NOTE= XXSYSLIB DD DSN=ASMA.SASMMAC1,DISP=SHR

=NOTE= XX DD DSN=SYS1.MACLIB,DISP=SHR

=NOTE= XXSYSUT1 DD DSN=&&SYSUT1,DCB=BUFNO=1,

=NOTE= XX SPACE=(4096,(120,120),,,ROUND),UNIT=VIO,

=NOTE= XXSYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*

=NOTE= XXSYSPUNCH DD SYSOUT=B

=NOTE= XXSYSLIN DD DSN=&&OBJ,

=NOTE= XX SPACE=(3040,(40,40),,,ROUND),UNIT=VIO,

=NOTE= XX DISP=(MOD,PASS),

=NOTE= XX DCB=(BLKSIZE=3040,LRECL=80,RECFM=FBS,BUFNO=1)

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> CA XCOM

CA XCOM is a data transport product

Syntax validation of the control cards

Validation of LFILE related parameters

– LVOL * volume of local Dataset

– SPACE, BLKSIZE, LRECL

– TYPE, FILEOPT * meaning is the same as DISP in JCL

Runtime checking for the XCOM “LFILE” keyword

– Existence of a data set

– Authorisation to access a data set

– Existence of a member if coded

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Program Control Validation

> IBM IMS/VS

Extends validation to insure the required DBD JCL

statements are present in the JCL being checked.

Validation Process

– Insure presence of PSB Current Function

– Insure presence of DBD Current Function

– Read DBD for required DDNAME(s) New Function

Required DDNAMES can be satisfied by JCL included in the

current JCL step being checked or in the IMS dynamic

allocation table.

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Program Control Validation (cont.)

> JOBCARD KEYWORDS

SCHENV=name

– Previous version performed syntax checking only

– “name” will now be validated to insure it is a defined

scheduling environment within the active WLM

configuration

– Requires the CA JCLCheck WA “RUNTIME” option to be

active

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JOBCARD Processing

> DEFAULT JOBCARD

CA JCLCheck WA provides a default JOBCARD when

checking JCL PROCEDURES

Previous constraints were:

– 1 JOBCARD

– 1 JCL image

New functionality includes:

– Any number of JOBCARDS

– Any number of JCL IMAGES

– Controlled by JOBCARD(nn) option

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JOBCARD Processing (cont.)

> Report Format

Option “OUTFMT(CSV,PDF)”

Create PDF files for viewing by the PC community

– Format Control File in CAIOPTN(CONFIGPD)

Create CSV files for loading into PC applications (i.e.)

Spreadsheets

– Format Control File in CAIOPTN(CONFIGCS)

Control Files work “out of the box” and can be changed to

customise report format and contents

Generated in place of standard green bar reports

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Reporting Options

> Sample JCL//* SYSPRINT MUST BE A SEQUENTIAL FILE (NOT A JES SPOOL FILE)

//SYSPRINT DD DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(CYL,(3,3)),DSN=CAI.REPORTS,

// DCB=(DSORG=PS,RECFM=FBA,LRECL=133)

//*

//* CSV FILES – SEND OUTPUT FILE TO PC AS ASCII WITH .CSV

EXTENSION

//JCKCSVC DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CAI.CAIOPTN(CONFIGCS)

//JCKCSVO DD DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(CYL,(3,3)),DSN=CAI.CSVOUT

//*

//* PDF FILES – SEND OUTPUT FILE TO PC AS BINARY WITH .PDF

EXTENSION

//JCKPDFC DD DISP=SHR,DSN=CAI.CAIOPTN(CONFIGPD)

//JCKPDFO DD DISP=(,CATLG),SPACE=(CYL,(3,3)),DSN=CAI.PDFOUT

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Reporting Options (cont.)

> SMP Packaging

All SMP functions (Receive, Apply, Accept) end with RC=0

SMP ZONE names

– “CAITGT” changed to “CAIT” (Target Zone)

– “CAIDLIB” changed to “CAID” (Distribution Zone)

Dataset name low level qualifiers changed

– e.g. CAILIB is now CAILOAD

CAILOAD allocation does not specify secondary allocation

– Prevent S106 ABENDS when a LINKLIST file goes into

additional extents after IPL

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Installation Changes

> JES2 Assembly (MZ27147)

This step previously required for the AUTOPROC function

has been eliminated.

Replaced with internal runtime logic to dynamically adjust

to the version of JES2 active on the system.

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Installation Changes (cont.)

> CA GTS (Generalised Transaction Server)

GTS is a Workload Automation Common Service

Currently used by CA JCLCheck WA and CA 7® Workload

Automation and CA Scheduler Job Management

Required with ChekPlex

GTS will install at the same time as CA JCLCheck WA

(separate SMP FMID)

Install only once if you have both CA JCLCheck WA and

CA 7 WA

Execution library for GTS is a PDSE file (CAIPLD)

Configuring GTS for running ChekPlex is documented in

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Installation Changes (cont.)

> DEBUG (msgno)

Used to create diagnostic dumps

Previous Abend was S0C3 for all messages

– I got an Abend S0C3; what is this?

– Did the DEBUG work or did something go wrong?

New Abend code is U3xxx (xxx is the message number)

– DEBUG(79) would result in Abend U3079

– Provides positive confirmation that the debug condition

occurred.

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Diagnostics

> Generate ISPF Labels on errors in EDCHEK

This new feature will generate ISPF labels when using the

EJCK ISPF edit macro if the new EDCHKLB option is

requested. The EDCHEK summary report (if requested by

the EDCHKSL option) will also include the ISPF generated

labels if the EDCHKLB option is in effect. This new option

is only available when using the EJCK ISPF edit macro.

> Pre-Validation Variable Substitution

A new CHANGE option will allow you to change data

strings existing in the JCL being checked from one value to

another on a temporary basis. This conversion will occur

before the JCL is validated by CA JCLCheck WA.

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Post-r11 New Enhancements

This session presented an overview and sampling of the

significant new capabilities and features included in

CA JCLCheck Workload Automation r11.

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Summary

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Questions?

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