vinod

• Aug 31st, 2006

InitiatorInitiator is a Special address Space to which batch jobs are mapped during execution.Every job must be mapped to an initiator in order to execute. Each initiator is associated with one or mor...

hari

• Jun 15th, 2006

Initiator is a special address register.

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srilkrishy

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• Aug 25th, 2006

Hi,Just thought of adding few more points.ICEMAN is the IBM's DFSORT tool.You can use the same name for the SYNCSORT (Product of SYNCINC) as well.The SYNCSORT guys have created synonims for most ...

Enzo

• Jul 17th, 2006

This job copy a file named SORTIN to file SORTOUT.ICEMAN is a SORT program whith a lot of features, SYSIN is the input of control statements.The control statements "SORT FIELDS=COPY"  indicates to ICEMAN to only copy the input statement to the output statement whithout perform any sort.

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Chandru

• Aug 19th, 2006

U can use... DISP=(MOD,DELETE,KEEP)This will create the dataset if it is not present... Deletes the dataset in case of Normal Execution and KEEPs the dataset in case of abnormal termination and the file can be used in the next run as the disp it is MOD.

pradeepbhatt

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• Jun 6th, 2006

DISP can be like one of these:1. DISP = (OLD,KEEP,DELETE)2. DISP = (OLD,CATLG,DELETE)

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Mital

• Aug 5th, 2006

In which context are you talking about?, any specific tools of ISPF or in context of other?

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vishakh

• Jul 13th, 2006

Stepname.RC will

sunil kuaar

• Apr 5th, 2006

Its not the case that u can use return code only with cond paremeter u can use if-else statements if-then-else statements to use return code got mam

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Vishakha

• Jul 13th, 2006

Instream proc is a procedure coded within the JCL. It is not stored in a PROCLIB. Generally when the proc is not to be made a reusable piece of code, it can be coded as instream proc.there is nothing ...

Culver_lake

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• Mar 28th, 2006

sorry I think you have two different diciplines here.  an In-Stream procedure is a JCL idea associated with the PROC statement.  an in-line procedure is a COBOL concept associated with a PER...

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indian

• Apr 8th, 2006

Its also use to execute the cobol component through the job

Hitesh Jain

• Dec 27th, 2005

You can use the Internal reader to do so.//*//STEP050 EXEC PGM=IEBGENER//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*//SYSUT1 DD DSN=SYSPDA.JCLLIB(JCL2),DISP=SHR//SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=(A,INTRDR)//SYSIN DD DUMMY

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BLKSIZE specifies the number of bytes

sunil kuaar

• Apr 5th, 2006

Lrecl means length of the files record length but blk size means the number of records mvs system will read together when we will issue a read command mvs does not read single record it reads whole block and put it in buffer next time it reads from buffer mvs takes care of all these things

suresh

• Nov 4th, 2005

blksize is represent in number of  bytes,multiples of recordsize.LRECL is size of record length for fixed lengthrecordsfor varible records is  size of recordlength+fourbytes 

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Afroz Alam

• Mar 14th, 2006

Coding the status filed as OLD results in the OS searching for an existing data set of the name specified. If the file is written to then its old data will be lost, replaced by the new dataSetting DIS...

Amit

• Jan 30th, 2006

but I have seen in several cases that DISP=SHR is also used as a out file( but DCB was not given there),how I can be modified or newly created?? please replyThanks Amit

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Eugene

• Mar 6th, 2006

FAVER is very good utility  as well as DFDSS. Both allow to work with entire cluster set (i.e, VSAM base cluster, Alternate indexes, Pathes).But the major advantage over REPRO is that you can exp...

Lazar Kaplansky

• Jan 18th, 2006

There is much faster way to do the same:- Use FAVER utility to take a back up (very fast).  It will contain data as well as all definitions (base cluster, AIX, path, all parameters)- XMIT da...

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Eugene

• Mar 6th, 2006

Some old legacy packages/ programs had it. You may find it even now in old Cobol code as hard coded - you can't do anything without changing code and recompliling.One of the reasons why F was needed -...

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Abhijit Barik

• Jan 5th, 2006

SYSPRINT: All system output will appear under this DD card. Suppose you are copy'ing a VSAM file using IDCAMS. Then, number of records processed, highest condition code etc.. will appear under sysprin...

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Vinod Maanju

• Dec 30th, 2005

If you r calling your sub pgm dynamically then DD stmt would be://SETP01 exec IGYWCL//COBOL.SYSIN DD DSN= NAME OF PDS(MAIN PROGRAM //LKED.SYSLMOD DD DSN= PDS NAME FOR LOAD MODULE//STEPLIB DD DSN=( N...

Sowmya

• Oct 18th, 2005

The format for the  DD statement would be same for main program or subprogram. The only difference is when specifying DSN name for main program it will be //step name  DD  DSN=userid.na...

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DISP=OLD denotes exclusive control of the dataset; DISP=SHR means there is no exclusivity.

Saradha

• Oct 11th, 2005

DISP=OLD --> Exclusive HOLD. Read from beginning of dataset. But if u write, then it will overwrite on existing data. i.e old data is lost. DISP=MOD --> Exclusive HOLD. You can write t...

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samiha

• Aug 25th, 2005

Use date parameter

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