Total Time: 3 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course provides an overview of positional, keyword, and symbolic parameters.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Explain how procedures are merged with other JCL during execution
Identify in the job output which statements were coded instream, from an instream procedure, or from a cataloged procedure
Explain JOB steps and PROC steps in a jobstream
Identify problems in a sample multi-step job
Identify situations when the DDNAME parameter should be used
Explain how symbolic parameters are used
Define symbolic parameters
Create a temporary data set by omitting a value for the DSN parameter
Select default values for symbolic parameters
Use symbolic parameters to add and comment out parameters on JCL statements

Topics: 
Execution
Multi-Step Jobs
Postponing the DD until Execution
Symbolic Parameters
Assigning Execution Values
Assigning Defaults and No Value
Concatenating Symbolic Parameters

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.