Job Control Language IBM
JCL stands for Job Control Language IBM
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job step
- In certain computer operating systems, a job step is part of a job, a unit of work that a computer operator (or a program called a job scheduler) gives to the operating system.
job
- In certain computer operating systems, a job is the unit of work that a computer operator gives to the operating system.
JCL (job control language)
- JCL (job control language) is a language for describing jobs (units of work) to the MVS, OS/390, and VSE operating systems, which run on IBM's S/390 large server (mainframe) computers.
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Override a SYSIN DD DSN in the proc from the JCL?
Override the SYSIN DD Domain Name Source (DNS) in proc using the Job Control Language (JCL) this code syntax. (SearchDataCenter.com)
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JCL (job control language)
JCL (job control language) is a language for describing jobs (units of work) to the MVS, OS/390, and VSE operating systems, which run on IBM's S/390 large server (mainframe) computers. (SearchDataCenter.com)
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job
In certain computer operating systems, a job is the unit of work that a computer operator gives to the operating system. (SearchDataCenter.com)
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