z/OS Version 2 Release 1 Technical Updates

z/OS Batch Runtime

This chapter describes the Batch Runtime enhancements and functions that were introduced with IBM z/OS Version V2R1 (2.1):

•12.1, “Overview of Batch Runtime changes” on page 166

•12.2, “Support for launching PL/I applications” on page 166

•12.3, “IBM batch programming model support” on page 169

•12.4, “Documentation and reference” on page 171

12.1 Overview of Batch Runtime changes

z/OS Batch Runtime allows interoperability between PL/I, COBOL, and Java applications that run on z/OS. It also allows for applications to be re-engineered ...