Tutorial: JCL

JCL applications written to run on a z/OS or VSE mainframe can be run with the Enterprise Server environment. In this tutorial, you will use your IDE to create a JES-enabled enterprise server and a JCL application project. After the two components are associated with each other, you can submit a JCL job to run the application, and then view its progress and results in the spool queues and catalog, all from within the IDE.

  1. Configure an Enterprise Server for JCL Support
    Create and configure an enterprise server that is JES-enabled, which will allow you to submit and run JCL jobs.
  2. Create and Build a JCL Application
    Create a native COBOL project comprising all the components required to run a JCL application, such as the COBOL source programs and a JCL batch file. The project then needs to be associated with the enterprise server region that was created in the previous steps.
  3. Submit and Run a JCL Job
    Submit the JCL job to the associated enterprise server region.
  4. View the Spool Queues
    From within the IDE, you can view your job in the JES spool queues on the enterprise server.
  5. View the Catalog
    From within the IDE, you can view the resulting data set in the catalog of the enterprise server region.
  6. Debug Dynamically under Enterprise Server
    From within the IDE, you can debug the COBOL program as it runs on the enterprise server.
Parent topic: Mainframe Tutorials