160Introduction to the New Mainframe: z/VSE Basics
6.1 What is JCL?
For every batch job that you submit, you need to tell z/VSE where to find the
appropriate input, how to process that input (that is, what program or programs to
run), and what to do with the resulting output. You use
job control language
(JCL) to convey this information to z/VSE through a set of statements known as
job control statements.
The set of job control statements is quite large, which allows you to provide a
great deal of information to z/VSE. Most jobs, however, can be run using a very
small subset of these control statements. Once you become familiar with the
characteristics ...
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