Answer / guest

Generation Data Group is a group of chronologically or
functionally related datasets. GDGs are processed
periodically, often by adding a new generation, retaining
previous generations, and sometimes discarding the oldest
generation.

Answer / maveric

GDG is group of datasets that are related to each other functionally.
For Example:-
Processing Payroll, Invoicing regular customers, Income Tax report

How to find the UNIT and VOLUME of a (a) KEPT (b) UNCATALOGED and (c) CATALOGED dataset - using (i) JCL and using (ii) ISPF ?

0 Answers   IBM,

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what is the use of JCL?

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What are some jcl statements that are not allowed in procedures?

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is there any way to execute more than one proc in the same exec statement at the same time..?

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Suppose we have 5 steps in a job.No step should be executed After submitting every step in a job

2 Answers   AVB, IBM,

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how do you create a dataset in a jcl with the same file organisation as that of another existing dataset?

0 Answers   IBM,

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We have 100 steps in a procedure and we need to run the jcl and execute only 25th step in the proc and not the remaining steps. How can we do it?

5 Answers   IBM, JPMorgan Chase,

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write a jcl to execute a job by 7:00 am on jan 20,1986?

0 Answers   IBM,

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whats the difference between empty and noempty of GDG?

4 Answers   Patni,

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If I update one or more members in a pds in the step 1, how can I reach these new contents to be used in the step 2 of the same job? To start a new job via intrdr is not satisfactory, because I must solve this problem in one job.

2 Answers   IBM,

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How do you overcome this limitation ?

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hi,i have joined in mainframe course recently. ihave a doubt ragarding restart parameter.what is d use of it. and what is d syntax for it. any one give me d answer pls.

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