Corez/OS32 min
z/OS utilities
The IBM-supplied programs that create, copy, compare, list, sort and back up data without writing a line of code. Learn the control statements, what the return codes really mean, and how each utility is used in production JCL.
What you will be able to do
- Read and write JCL for IEFBR14, IEBGENER, IEBCOPY, IEBCOMPR, IEHLIST and IDCAMS non-VSAM commands
- Interpret utility return codes and find the reason for a failure in SYSPRINT or SYSOUT
- Use DFSORT and ICETOOL to sort, filter, deduplicate, count and split files
- Explain what ADRDSSU does and when a storage team would use it instead of a copy utility
Lessons
- How utilities work: IEFBR14, IEBGENER and IDCAMSUtilities are ready-made programs you run from JCL and steer with control statements.
- Libraries, comparisons and volumes: IEBCOPY, IEBCOMPR, IEHLIST and ADRDSSUIEBCOPY manages partitioned datasets, IEBCOMPR and SuperC tell you whether two files match, IEHLIST reads what is on a volume, and ADRDSSU moves and backs up data at the storage…
- DFSORT and ICETOOL in productionThe sort product does most of the data manipulation in a typical batch schedule: sorting, filtering, reformatting, removing duplicates, counting and splitting.
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