JCL (Job Control Language)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/JCL_(Job_Control_Language)
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:programming_language
gptkbp:category mainframe computer
batch processing
job scheduling
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:documentation gptkb:IBM_Knowledge_Center
gptkbp:fileExtension .jcl
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1960s
gptkbp:fullName Job Control Language
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label JCL (Job Control Language)
gptkbp:influenced mainframe job management
gptkbp:influencedBy early IBM operating systems
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:COBOL
gptkb:assembly_language
gptkb:PL/I
mainframe computing
gptkbp:runsOn gptkb:OS/390
gptkb:z/OS
gptkb:VSE
gptkb:MVS
gptkbp:sentence gptkb:EXEC
gptkb:JOB
DD
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:IBM
gptkbp:supports parameterization
conditional execution
symbolic parameters
procedures (PROCs)
gptkbp:symbol procedural
gptkbp:usedFor resource allocation
job scheduling
file handling
program execution
batch job management
gptkbp:usedOn IBM mainframe operating systems
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:CA_7_Workload_Automation
gptkb:z/OS_Time_Sharing_Option_Extensions_(TSO/E)
gptkb:IBM_DOS/360
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7