1. Skill Based Assessment
JCL
Orientation Deck

2. What is JCL Skill Based Assessment
“Certifies associates on their
JCL development skills”
JCL

3. About JCL Profiling Model
The Certified Developer - JCL profiling consists of
Skill Based Assessment (SBA) which consist of one requirement document/case study for Hands on coding.
Profiling will be done based on the number of test cases that have passed for the solution submitted.
Note:
The total duration of the Skill Based Assessment is 4hrs

4. About JCL Profiling Model(Contd.)
For the Level – SBA
A Case study will be given to the associate. The associate needs to understand the business requirement and develop JCLs and Procedures implementing all the specified requirements.
Note:
Skeleton JCLs & Syntaxes will be provided to the associate prior to the assessment. Sample case study is attached below.
IBM Personal Communications will be available to the associate to connect to Mainframe.

5. Tips for JCL Assessment
Don'ts for the Certified Developer - JCL Assessment
Do not change the Naming conventions
JCL (Job/Proc) Names
Program name
DD names
File names
Do not create load library for COBOL programs referred from JCL. Just provide JOBLIB or STEPLIB for the load library mentioned in the case study
Code JCL steps with Step name as mentioned in the case study and avoid adding steps which are not mentioned in the case study.

6. Tips for JCL Assessment
Do’s for the Certified Developer - JCL Assessment
Use the Skeleton provided
Ensure that your program works fine for the sample input data provided in the case study requirement document.
Ensure you test your JCLs with various functional, implicit and negative test cases
There is no JEM/JSCAN tools available CTS Mainframe to find the JCL errors. But You can use TYPRUN=SCAN on the Job card and submit your job. Your job will not be run but scanned for errors.
Note:
Internet access will not be provided, but the associate will be provided IBM File manager reference, JCL syntaxes and Skeleton
While logging into Mainframe, if you give the incorrect password thrice then the Mainframe ID will get revoked. In that case, reach the proctor to raise GSD to get the Password reset.

7. JCL Technical Scope

8. How to take the assessment?
Once you enter the Exam Hall, you will be provided with the URL and the password to take up the exam.
You will be presented with one JCL case study. In the instructions, a startup job will be provided, it will create the source code with Job/Proc JCLs. (Just minimize the browser, DO NOT close it)
Once your coding is completed, extract the dataset (from Mainframe) to a notepad(.txt). Use the START 6 command to perform the extraction.
Note: Refer the procedure given at the end of this presentation
Once the datasets are extracted, zip them and upload it in Moodle using the File upload option (ADD button) available at the end of the Case study page.
During the course of the assessment, DO NOT close the browser window and do not click on HOME button.

9. Mainframe Logon Procedure
Kindly refer the detailed instructions, for login into Mainframe inside the VDI Environment.

10. Reference for Customize Keyboard
Click the ‘Remap keyboard functions’ from toolbar
Customize the key functions
Select a key from the keyboard to customize it.
Select the function to be assigned to the key
Move the function to required Modifier key (Shift/Ctrl/Alt), so that the required function can be invoked by pressing “Modifier key + Selected key”

11. Reference for Customize Keyboard
Setting Ctrl + C for Copy

12. Reference for Customize Keyboard
Setting Ctrl + V for Paste

13. Reference for Keyboard
PCOMM Enter Key Action & New Line action
New Line
Enter Action

14. Getting Job Spool
The Status panel allows authorized users to display information about jobs, started tasks, and TSO users on the JES2 queues. Access it with the ST command (SD;ST).
Initially the ISPF main menu shows the below option to enter into Job Spool.
SDSF SDSF Panel
In the middle of any operation, if the SDSF menu option not displayed in the ISPF main menu then logoff the mainframe session properly (From main menu -> X, LOGOFF) and logging in again will bring the SDSF option.

15. Case study Instructions
Launch IBM PCOMM, Start => All Programs => IBM Personal Communications => New Session using the Mainframe IP given during the assessment.
Code your JCL and PROCs in the PDS dataset <UserID>.SOURCE.CODE.PDS
Note: Refer next slide to know about the creation of this dataset
Follow the below naming convention for the members in the above PDS
For JOBs, the member name should be “JOBFn<yyy>”
For PROCs, the member name should be “PRCFn<yyy>”
Note: Where n -> 1,2,3 for each requirement and <yyy> denotes the last 3 digits of your user ID.
Ex: For requirement 1 & User ID TCAS046, the Job and Proc names should be JOBF1046 & PRCF1046
On completion of the assessment, download the JCL modules in text format(.txt), zip them and upload it in Moodle through ‘Add’ button available at the end of the Case study page.
A COBOL reference and IBM File Manager reference will be made available in the below link

16. Case Study Instructions
Submit the job TCASADM.JCL.SKELETON(CREATEDS) and get the Source code PDS created
Source code PDS: <User ID>.SOURCE.CODE.PDS gets created with its standard members (Job and Procedure JCLs)
JCL Syntaxes are available at TCASADM.JCL.SKELETON(*)
Make use of IBM FILE MANAGER for data mapping with respect to COPYBOOK,
Start -> TS -> F -> F
Provide the appropriate file name and COPYBOOK PDS & member name
Option 1. Browse, 2. Edit & 3.3. Copy Utility (VSAM)
IBM File manager reference is made available in the below link

17. Downloading Program
On completion of the assessment, download the COBOL program in text format(.txt) and upload it in Moodle through ‘Add’ button given at the end of the Case study page.
Naming convention of the zip file: JCL_<<associate ID>>
Note :
Use the ISPF Command [START 6] and “Receive file from Host” option in the PCOMM

18. Important Instructions
Please ensure that you verify the below, before leaving the assessment hall
Ensure your JCLs are available in <User ID>.SOURCE.CODE.PDS
Ensure that your JCLs are named in the format ‘JOBFn<yyy>’ & ‘PRCFn<yyy>’ in the above PDS, where <yyy> denotes the last 3 digits of your user ID, n is requirement #
Ensure that your JCLs zip file is uploaded into Moodle link with the name JCL_<Associate ID>.txt
Ensure there are no Syntax errors in the JCLs which are uploaded

19. Enabling yourself for the assessments
For each Assessment we have an Enablement Program associated with it.
Enablement Programs are available in the ‘Learn and Develop’ section of the RDP App. Enroll for the Enablement Program from the RDP.

20. Enablement Program for JCL
Enablement Program Code For JCL
Refer the document in the below link to know about the practice quiz and practice case study. This will serve as a mock before you actually attempt the assessment.
Assessment Code
Associated Program Code
Program Name
LAB_ATKMF002/
LAB_ATKMF031
PS0198
JCL - Enablement

21. How to crack Case Study?
Read the requirement/case study document carefully. Follow the design considerations provided in the requirement/case study document
Ensure you test your program with various functional, implicit and negative test scenarios.
Do not submit the solution files with errors*.
* Note that once you log off, the code in the assessment environment (VDI/VM) will be refreshed/cleaned and cannot be retrieved back so take care!

22. Thank You