1. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd JCL Standards #4 Company Name

2. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Using procedures in JCL Are in-stream or cataloged procedures used? Where are procedures stored and can you create one? Procedure standards

3. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd How are procedures used? Why do you need to know about procedures? In-stream or cataloged procedures, and why are they used? Where are cataloged procedures stored?

4. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Creating procedures How do you create a cataloged procedure? Are there naming standards for procedures? How do you reference a procedure from your JCL?

5. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Procedure characteristics Are there any specific coding requirements for your procedure? What symbolic parameters can you use in a procedure?

6. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Specialized output parameters Do we use a third-party output distribution product? How do you code specialized output requirements? Are there any statements or parameters that you should not use?

7. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Third-party output management products Do we use any additional products to manage our output? How is the reference to these products coded in your JCL? Which JCL parameters are used and what standards govern their use?

8. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Coding specialized output parameters What statements are used to define output requirements? Are there standards associated with the parameters used with these statements?

9. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Output parameters that are not used Output related statements or parameters you should not use

10. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Using JES2 control statements Are JES2 control statements used in our JCL? What standards govern the use of JES2 control statements?

11. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Authorization to use JES2 control statements in JCL Are you allowed to code JES2 control statements? Which JES2 control statements are you not allowed to use?

12. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Standards governing the use of JES2 control statements /*ROUTE destination coding requirements Is /*OUTPUT used in preference to other statements? Other JES2 control statement rules

13. © Copyright. All rights reserved. Datatask Pty Ltd Summary Procedures Output characteristics JES2 control statements