New Ways of Running IBM z/OS Batch Applications

Table of contents

1. Front cover
2. Notices
   1. Trademarks
3. Preface
   1. Authors
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   3. Comments welcome
   4. Stay connected to IBM Redbooks
4. Chapter 1. Modernizing enterprise batch with hybrid Java/COBOL applications
   1. 1.1 What do we mean by a hybrid batch application
   2. 1.2 Procedural language or Java
      1. 1.2.1 Benefits of a procedural language
      2. 1.2.2 Benefits of Java
   3. 1.3 Why hybrid batch applications?
      1. 1.3.1 Skills
      2. 1.3.2 Reuse of code
      3. 1.3.3 Access to more functionality
      4. 1.3.4 Exploiting speciality engines
   4. 1.4 Transition considerations
      1. 1.4.1 Governance considerations
   5. 1.5 Introduction to z/OS batch runtime
5. Chapter 2. What is z/OS Batch Runtime?
   1. 2.1 Topology
   2. 2.2 Usage and invocation
      1. 2.2.1 Invoking the primary application
      2. 2.2.2 Passing arguments
      3. 2.2.3 Viewing application and container output
      4. 2.2.4 Handling return codes and Java exceptions
      5. 2.2.5 Commit rollback services
      6. 2.2.6 Terminating managed applications
      7. 2.2.7 Sharing a DB2 connection
      8. 2.2.8 Binding COBOL
   3. 2.3 Required software
   4. 2.4 Invoking z/OS Batch Runtime
   5. 2.5 Restrictions
   6. 2.6 Design considerations
      1. 2.6.1 Dynamic SQL versus static SQL
      2. 2.6.2 Data recovery
      3. 2.6.3 JDBC Type 2
   7. 2.7 Migrating a hybrid COBOL/Java application
6. Chapter 3. End-to-end development scenario
   1. 3.1 Software used in the scenario
   2. 3.2 Infrastructure setup
      1. 3.2.1 z/OS Batch Runtime verification
      2. 3.2.2 Java
   3. 3.3 Setting up the development environment
      1. 3.3.1 Connecting to z/OS from Rational Developer for System z
      2. 3.3.2 Creating the HFS directories
      3. 3.3.3 Creating the z/OS project and MVS and UNIX subprojects
      4. 3.3.4 Creating the DB2 QUERIES table
      5. 3.3.5 Creating sample data sets
   4. 3.4 Developing COBOL, Java, and JCL
      1. 3.4.1 Adding COBLOAN
      2. 3.4.2 Generating the JCL to compile, link, bind, and run COBLOAN
      3. 3.4.3 Creating the Java launcher and copying the JNI copybook
      4. 3.4.4 Creating the PdfCreator class
      5. 3.4.5 Compiling PdfCreator
      6. 3.4.6 Running COBLOAN in the container
      7. 3.4.7 Solution to reflect an exception in the return code
7. Appendix A. Additional material
   1. Locating the Web material
   2. Using the Web material
8. Related publications
   1. IBM Redbooks publications
   2. Other publications
   3. Online resources
   4. Help from IBM
9. Back cover