what is the meaning of 'sysin dd dummy'

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What is the use of DUMMY statement in the JCL? What is the use of DUMMY Utility in the JCL?

12 Answers   Convergys,

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can we have more than one job in a single job card that is we are specifying only one 'job' statement in the jcl.

7 Answers   Accenture,

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How can i execute 5th step without executing first 4 steps?

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How do you run a COBOL batch program from a JCL? How do you run a COBOL/DB2 program?

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I've one sequential file, that file size is LREC=100 (File contain Records like 1 to 100). Now I was increase the file size is LREC=102. My question is I want insert 00 (Two Zeros) in to the new file (That output file looks like : 00123 up to 100). How will write the SORT card in JCL. Please let me know.

2 Answers   Syntel,

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WORKING-STORAGE SECTION. 1 GROUP-ITEM. 05 AMOUNT-1 PIC 99V9 USAGE COMP VALUE 50. 05 AMOUNT-2 PIC 9(4)V99 USAGE COMP. PROCEDURE DIVISION. MOVE ZERO TO GROUP-ITEM. ADD 50 TO AMOUNT-1. DISPLAY AMOUNT-1. STOP RUN.

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What is a Dummy Utility and what it does ?

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I am getting the file from Unix to Mainframes for every 15 minutes. The mainframe job get abended with bad records coming from unix. I recovered that by deleting the bad data. I need permenant solution how to fix the issue? The record is getting characters in in first 9 positions which it should not. Please provide me the solution how to skip the records if it finds the charcters in the first 9 positions. K

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A statement about PROCs is " In PROCs, Symbolic Parameters can be assigned on PROC and EXEC", BUT On which EXEC, (i) On the JCL's EXEC which is calling to PROC1. (Inside JCL, EXEC PROC1) (ii) or On the PROC's EXEC where it calls the PGM1. (Inside PROC, EXEC PGM=PGM1)

1 Answers   IBM,

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Explain the function of //jcllib statement?

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Can we give two user name in NOTIFY parameter in JOBCARD

1 Answers   Syntel,

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