Is stepname is a MUST and should be unique also for each
JOBSTEP ? or system can supply the stepname for a step which
is not given a name by the programmer ?

Answer Posted / vinay sonar

No,the step name need not to be unique.the job will get
abend and you will get JCL ERROR as 'JOB HAS NO STEPS'

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