Introduction and Installation of Mainframe in PC
  • Welcome and Congratulations
  • Understand background connection between Local Operating system and Mainframe
  • A Note to all my students
  • Let us connect to MVS 3.8 on our Local computer
  • How to connect to Mainframe server using any other free emulator
Let us understand the JOB and JCL
  • What is a JOB?
  • Overview of a JCL
Let us start with the basics(optional)
  • Special note about this Section
  • Some basic TSO/ISPF commands before we code a JCL (Optional)
  • Let us create datasets (PS and PDS) - Optional
Explore all the Statements in JCL
  • Code JOB Statement
  • Code EXEC Statement
  • Code DD Statement
  • How to Execute a JCL to run a utility
  • Lets us Create our first JCL to execute a Program
  • SPOOL - Analyse the process where you can see the output of your program
Explore all Parameters- Part 1
  • First thing first: JCLS coded in this course
  • Code your CLASS Parameter in JCL
  • Code your MSGCLASS Parameter in JCL
  • Code your MSGLEVEL Parameter in JCL
  • Code your TYPRUN Parameter
  • Code your PRTY Parameter in JCL
  • Lets code NOTIFY Parameter in JCL
  • Code your RESTART Parameter in JCL
  • Lets Execute a JCL with RESTART Parameter
  • Code your PGM Parameter in JCL
  • Code your REGION Parameter in JCL
  • Code your TIME Parameter in JCL
  • Lets us Code JCL with different TIME parameter and see the difference
  • Lets explore ACCT Parameter further
  • Lets explore PARM Parameter in your JCL
  • Lets code a JCL with PARM Parameter to execute a COBOL Program
Explore all Parameters- Part 2
  • Code your DSN Parameter in JCL
  • Lets code DISP Parameter
  • Lets Code a JCL with DISP Parameter
  • Lets Code the SPACE Parameter
  • UNIT and VOLUME Parameter
  • Lets Code our DCB Parameter
  • Lets understand the COND Parameter
  • Lets explore various options in COND parameter further
  • Lets code examples of COND parameter in JCL
  • Lets explore Storage dumps in detail
  • Lets code ADDRSPC Parameter in JCL
  • Lets Code our SYSIN and SYSOUT Parameter
Lets Explore Procedures
  • Lets understand PROCEDURE first
  • Lets Code In-Stream PROCEDURE
  • Lets Code Catalog PROCEDURE
  • Lets Code a SYMBOLIC Parameter in JCL
Explore GDG
  • Lets be confident on GDG
  • Lets Create a GDG
  • Note about LIMIT, EMPTY and NOEMPTY
  • Lets Explore various Generations in GDG
  • Alter the properties of a GDG
  • Lets DELETE a GDG
Lets explore the Libraries
  • Lets Explore JOBLIB Library
  • Lets Explore STEPLIB Library
  • Lets Explore JCLLIB Library
  • Lets Explore COPYLIB Library
Bonus - How to install the ZOS operating system on Hercules
  • A special note about ZOS
  • Let us Connect to Mainframe in our local computer using Hercules
  • Bonus Lecture: Let us stay connected