Answer / venkat

No. JCL is like a carrier between the OS and our
application.

Answer / tt

Yes, but not a translator. JCL is like an interpreter.

Answer / muttaiah

I can say "JCL is a compiler" since we use JCL to compile
the programs written in Cobol, PL1/ Assembler.

Since JCL acts as an intermediate between OS and
Application program most of them say as interpreter..

You can add the above stmts while answering.

Answer / srk

the mainframe operating systems identifies the resources that are needed for the execution of a program through the jcl statements.

Answer / guest

no jcl is not a compiler but a job control language. it is
used for just submitting the program that you write in
cobol or any other language.

Answer / narendra

no it is just like a mediator to transform jobs to os and
which jobs or executed

Is there any command to check wether the ps file is in sorted order?

4 Answers  

I have a job (4 steps) with time parameter coded in job & exec, say time=10 in job & time =3,2,2,4 in each steps. Will the job executes successfully?

4 Answers   Cognizant,

can we bowse or edit the GDG dataset if it is a tape entry?

4 Answers  

What is the error/SOC code if dd names are not sysut1 and sysut2 in IEBGENER?

1 Answers   CTS,

how to create a member or sequential dataset through tso command??

4 Answers  

How can u know the current date using jcl?

2 Answers   iNautix, Wipro,

How to find the length of variable length copybook using fileaid ??

1 Answers   CSC,

how to code instream data in procedure?

3 Answers  

I have four steps in jcl they are STEP1,STEP2,STEP3 and STEP4. Can it possible to run the reverse order like step4 first then step3,step2,step1?

4 Answers   Broadridge, HCL,

What all are the changes to be made in JCL so as to do testing?

2 Answers   TCS,

We are aware of eliminating the duplicate records from outyput fiel using sort utility. Can we get the duplicate records in to another file in the Same sort utility?

2 Answers  

How do you restart a step in JCL?

12 Answers   HSBC,