JCL Question

richu · New User Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 8

hi all,
Plz help me with these questions.

1) IEFBR14 is a dummy utility, but then how it is used to create sequential and Partioned data set?

2) Can two PS,having different RECFM & LRECL be concatenated.
If NO, What error code do we get?

3) To print VSAM data set we use PRINT CH IDS(/) in the ISPF panel
What does IDS(/) mean?

4) Which is efficient to use IDCAMS or ICETOOL?

5) Why LRECL=121, RECFM=FBA for all standard IBM utilities ?

6) Why the TIME = MAXIMUM , is for 248.55 days?

Thanks in advance.......

smiley · New User Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Posts: 27

yes,i think we can.After formating one of the files using flat file we can concatentate..but the flat file and the ps shuld be of same length

pls correct me if i am wrong!!![/quote]

Megalai · New User Joined: 13 Jan 2006 Posts: 16

Hi,

I hav tried, But i got the Foll Error Message.

WER171A CONCAT DS, LRECLS NE OR RECFMS DIFF

Saying that LRECL and RECFM should be same.

Thanks and Regards,
Megalai.

nuthan · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 5:01 pm

guidelines we have to follow when concatenating DD statements:

1. Datasets must be of the same type (disk or tape)

2. All datasets must have the same logical record length

3. The dataset with the largest block size must be listed first.

sihanature · New User Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 33

Hi

As far as i know

IEFBR14 performs following two functions

It loads register 15 with value of 0
And then it branches to the address specified in register 14.

It functions as a Subroutine 'Stub' which can be useful in some testing suitation and generally it is used in jobstep to catalog or delete specified data sets from within a batch job.

Regards