what is a steplib

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what is a steplib..

Answer / vijay

it specifies a load library in which only a particular steps
of load module is searched.

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what is a steplib..

Answer / rangarao chitipothu

STEPLID and JOBLIB both are used to specify the location of the load-modules to the operating system.
but here
---> In steplid is used for single step.
---> In joblib is used for multiple steps.

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what is a steplib..

Answer / dilip

Steplib is used to mentions a particular step Load library
where as Job Library is used to mention Loab library for
all the steps.The hierarchy of the verifying load libraries
is first Step lib,if it didnot get load there it will then
search in the Job lib.

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what is a steplib..

Answer / ch.mohan

identify the path for loadmodule

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