Job Control Statements

Table 1 shows the job control statements for IEBGENER.

Table 1. Job control statements for IEBGENER
Statement	Use
JOB	Starts the job.
EXEC	Specifies the program name (PGM=IEBGENER) or, if the job control statements reside in a procedure library, the procedure name.
SYSPRINT DD	Defines a sequential data set for messages. The data set can be written to a system output device, a tape volume, or a DASD volume.
SYSUT1 DD	Defines the input data set. It can define a sequential data set, a member of a partitioned data set or PDSE or a z/OS UNIX file. A sequential data set can be basic format, large format, extended format, compressed format, spooled input, tape, card reader, TSO terminal or dummy.
SYSUT2 DD	Defines the output data set. It can define a sequential data set, a member of a partitioned data set or PDSE, a partitioned data set or PDSE or a z/OS UNIX file. A sequential data set can be basic format, large format, extended format, compressed format, spooled output, tape, card punch, printer, TSO terminal or dummy.
SYSIN DD	Defines the control data set, or specifies DUMMY when the output is sequential and no editing is specified. The control data set normally resides in the input stream; however, it can be defined as a member in a partitioned data set or PDSE.