Generating JCL

You might want to create a JCL file that can be viewed, edited, and submitted to the remote system.

Before you begin

You must first connect to the remote system and set the properties that are required for JCL generation.

About this task

You can generate JCL for a partitioned data set or a partitioned data set member in an MVS subproject or on a remote system. The generate JCL action is not supported for sequential data sets or MVS subprojects.

Procedure

To generate JCL, follow these steps:

  1. On a source partitioned data set member, right-click and select Generate JCL and one of the following menu options:
    For Compile
    Generates JCL for compiling the selected program.
    For Compile Link
    Generates JCL for compiling and linking the selected program.
    For Compile Link Go
    Generates JCL for compiling, linking, and running the selected program.
    Tip: When the CICS®, IMS, or Db2® runtime environments are configured in the COBOL Settings or PL/I Settings property group pages, the application is expected to run on the subsystem for which the properties are configured and the GO step is not generated. To generate a GO step, ensure that the CICS, IMS, or Db2 options are not selected on the Runtime Environments page. If you require these options to be set, then generate the JCL by using either the Generate JCL > For Compile or Generate JCL > For Compile Link actions.
    For Compile Link Debug
    Generates JCL for compiling, linking, and debugging the selected program. For information about setting runtime debug options for the generated JCL, see Runtime debug options.
    For Compile Link Code Coverage
    Generates JCL for compiling, linking, and running code coverage for the selected program. For information about setting runtime code coverage options for the generated JCL, see Runtime code coverage options.
  2. On the JCL Data Set and Member Name window, specify the job name, the data set where you want to save the JCL, and the name of the source program.
  3. Click OK.
    A message window opens when JCL generation is complete. This message window includes Submit and Open buttons that you can use to submit the generated JCL or open the JCL in an editor session.
  4. To submit the JCL, click Submit.
  5. To open the generated JCL in an editor session, click Open.