What is the first statement in JCL?

JOB statement. A JOB statement with all its parameters is also called as JOB Card. A JOB card makes the OS aware of the specific job after it submits and provides the parameters required to run the job.

Explain the JOB statement in JCL?

A JOB statement with all its parameters is also called as JOB Card. A JOB card makes the OS aware of the specific job after it submits and provides the parameters required to run the job.

What information does the job statement contain?

The JOB statement in JCL contains essential information such as the job name, accounting information for tracking usage, job priority for scheduling, and optionally, the job class and time constraints for execution.

What is the use of job statement?

A JOB card is used to -

• Identify the JOB uniquely.
• Provide accounting information.
• Provide the parameters treated as global and applies to the entire JOB.
• Provide information about how to run the job.
• Identify the user information who is responsible for the job.
• And many more.

What is the syntax of JCL statement?

//job-name JOB  job-card-parameters

What are the three parts of a job card in JCL?

JOB statement is divided into three parts -

• JOB Name (job-name).
• JOB Operation (JOB).
• JOB Card parameters (job-card-parameters).

What are the types of parameters in JOB statement?

JOB Card parameters are divided into two types -

• Positional parameters.
• Keyword parameters.

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