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The Future of Automated JCL Management
JED Highlights:(Partial list)
The JED Process
Operating Environments Supported
JED Features and Functions
JED Generated Error Messages
New with Version 6.0!

The Future of Automated JCL Management

JED provides fully automated JCL management for today's z/OS data centers. JCL component validation, standards enforcement, reformatting, conversions and tuning are now possible, automatically! Robust, yet simple to use, JED provides a flexible, automated method to address the previously labor-intensive tasks associated with the JCL change lifecycle - without requiring hours of coding in an unfamiliar language or control card string. JED significantly improves operations and production control environments, eliminates costly reruns, resulting in improved SLAs.

JED has been designed from the ground up to be JCL-intelligent. Management and control of JCL components in the change lifecycle can be fully automated with the DCMS CCS (Change Control System) product or other automated change control tools. Even without an automated change management tool, JED will simplify JCL management, resulting in improved productivity for the entire Information Systems department, including Applications Programming, Operations, Production Control and Systems Programming. JED provides automated JCL management with a familiar, high-level user interface. There is no need to learn a new language or understand the coding and setup of unfamiliar control card processes. JED provides a single, familiar process for complete access to all levels of JCL.

JED Highlights:(Partial list)

Complete JCL validation
Custom JCL validation criteria
One-time analysis and conversion
Mass conversions
Easily and accurately maintain JCL in multiple environments
Validates SMS requirements
JED Remote Server Facility validates JCL for execution on a different LPAR/Image than the one on which the JCL resides
Intelligent online Library Search Facility for concurrently searching multiple libraries for combinations of JCL statements containing values that match JCL-specific search criteria
Validates logical processing (EXEC-COND, IF/THEN/ELSE) including Return-Code simulation
Reformats JCL members, procs and statements to user specifications
Optionally reformats of instream IDCAMS SYSIN statements
Validates the execution PARM and SYSIN control statements for all standard IBM utilities including the Sort utility
Reorders and re-aligns JCL to maximize readability
Specify reformatting options by statement type
Re-sequence step names
Validates dataset naming standards
Scheduler Interface - Enables automated scheduler users to verify how their scheduler will resolve it's variables within a jobstream at execution time.
Single pass processing

Other uses for JED

Management of vendor-supplied JCL
Addition/deletion of JCL parameters
Addition/deletion of steps
Optimizing Blocking characteristics
Data center consolidations
Production to test JCL conversion for application testing
Test to production JCL validation with automated change
Test to production JCL validation when production system is located on another machine/LPAR
Critical path validation at hot site
Logical processing validation
Standards enforcement based on application name and many more

The JED Process

JED can be executed:

Interactively - As an edit macro while in an ISPF Edit session
Foreground - JED provides an intuitive ISPF interface for virtually instant results
Background As a batch job to process larger quantities of JCL

JED can be interfaced with automated schedulers, change control products, security systems and tape management systems.
All product features, functions and interfaces are tailor-able by the JED administrator. Most common JCL validation and conversion tasks are already automated and can be activated by toggling an option presented on an online screen. Over 300 options are available.

Operating Environments Supported
MVS/ESA, z/OS, JES2, JES3

JED Features and Functions:

Verifies JCL syntax
Finds invalid unit names
Finds invalid volume names
Finds missing datasets
Finds missing programs
Finds duplicate symbol names
Validates IDCAMS statements
Validates IKJEFTxx SYSTSIN DB2 control statement syntax
Validates IEHPROGM statements
Validates DATACLAS, STORCLAS, MGMTCLAS keywords
Shows the source of Procs
Enforces standards
Reformats JCL to user specifications
Executes as an edit macro
Executes within batch job
Processes a list of JCL members with ISPF interface
Installs in minutes
Can be used to front-end the SUBMIT command
Provides a sophisticated and easy to use search and replace tool
Communicates with JED server to validate JCL for execution on another LPAR/Image

Option Handling:

System provides for set of default options
System provides for multiple sets of pre-selected options (option profiles)
Administrator can create an unlimited number of profiles used by everyone
Administrator can assign profiles to users or groups of users as their default
Each user can create and retain multiple user profiles
Each user can retain a personal list of options
Job name table can provide automatic selection of option profile
Options can be overridden via special embedded JCL comments

JCL Syntax Checking:

Supports all JCL statements
Supports all levels of z/OS
Verifies JES2 statement syntax
Verifies JES3 statement syntax
Detects incorrectly specified JCL
Detects missing or invalid keywords or parameters
Detects mutually exclusive keyword specifications
Performs symbolic substitution
Expands PROCS and include groups
Finds duplicate DDNAMES
Detects invalid concatenations
Detects incompatible DCB parameters
Detects LIKE dataset not found

Edit Macro Invocation:

Validates and reformats JCL member during edit session
Shows error/warning messages within edited member
Expands and shows JCL within PROCS
Expands and shows JCL within INCLUDE groups
Expands and shows control members
Uses labels to make it easier to locate messages in long members
Provides error summary, total number of messages of each severity
Optionally submits JCL based on specified error message levels
Optionally shows edit macro command syntax in pop-up window
Optionally invokes browse on generated reports
Option turns off program and/or dataset verification for better performance
Reformats edited JCL
Option validates reformatted JCL
Validates IDCAMS statements
Edit macro/PFkey expands error message text in pop-up window
Permits selection of Admin or User option profiles
Permits specification of step return codes to validate conditional (IF/COND) processing

ISPF Interface:

Single function provides validation and reformatting
Select reports to be generated
Provides online help tutorial
Browse foreground-generated reports interactively
Redirect reports to printer or dataset
Permits access to Search/Update facility
Provides interactive (foreground) or (background) execution
Provides batch execution
Input dataset can be PDS, Panvalet or Librarian
Input dataset can be sequential file
From member selection list, line command checks member immediately
From selection list, line command selects member processed at END
From selection list, line command browses member
From selection list, line command edits member
From selection list, line command submits after validation
For batch execution, user may specify JOB statement
For batch execution, user may specify product STEPLIB
Option overrides are retained for next use
Provides for selection of Admin or User option profiles
Provides method to process on another LPAR (CPU)
Optionally validates environment specific components (such as PDS members and GDG bases) to an alternate LPAR/Image using JED Server
Permits optional override of PROCLIB concatenation

ISPF Member Selection:

Include/Exclude members by specified name
Include/Exclude multiple members separated by commas
Include/Exclude members by range of names (from-to)
Include/Exclude members generically with wildcards (ABC*) (A*C)
Exclude members by specified name
Leave member blank to receive member list for PDS
Leave member blank to receive member list for Panvalet library
Leave member blank to receive member list for Librarian library
From selection list order number is entered to select member
Multiple members may be selected from the list
Processing order of members may be specified

Batch Invocation:

Reads members from PDS, Panvalet or Librarian
Input dataset can be sequential file
PARM specifies Admin or User option profiles
Permits use of file to override default or selected profile options
DDNAME of options file can be overridden
Optionally copies original member to PDS
Provides ability to submit error-free input jobs
Provides integrated Scan/Replace facility

Batch Member Selection:

Include members by specified name
Include members by range of names (from-to)
Include member names equal, less than, greater than a value
Include members generically with wildcards
Include members changed equal, less than, greater than value days
Exclude members by specified name
Exclude members by range of names (from-to)
Exclude member names equal, less than, greater than a value
Exclude members generically with wildcards
Exclude members changed equal, less than, greater than value days
Specify more than one library whose members are to be processed
Override member file DDNAME

Reformatting - General:

Performs validation and reformatting in single pass
Provides ability to simulate JCL reformatting
Provides ability to enqueue output dataset
Override output sequential file DDNAME
Optionally stores reformatted member to PDS
Optionally stores reformatted member to Librarian
Optionally stores reformatted member to Panvalet
Optionally outputs reformatted member to sequential file
Generates update control statements for output to Panvalet and Librarian

Reformatting - Options:

Formatting options can be specified for each statement type
Specify formatting options for DD, EXEC,JOB,PROC,OUTPUT
Specify formatting options for ENDIF, INCLUDE, JCLLIB, PEND, SET
Specify formatting options for JES2 statements
Specify formatting options for JES3 statements
Choose the statement types that are NOT to be reformatted

Reformatting - Keyword Positioning:

Specify starting position of JCL statement type
Specify starting position of first JCL statement keyword
Specify number of parameters per JCL record
Select column threshold to continue next parameter
Specify starting continuation column

Reformatting - Ordering

Specify order of first JCL keywords
Reorder JCL statement keywords alphabetically

Reformatting - Inline Comments:

Specify starting position of JCL statement comment field
Choose to remove inline comments
Choose to retain original sequence of inline comments
Choose to keep inline comment with first keyword on line
Convert inline comment as JCL comment statement prior to current statement
Convert inline comment as JCL comment statement after current statement
Choose to left-justify inline comments to specified column
Choose to right-justify inline comments to specified column

Reformatting - Comment Statements:

Provides ability to remove all blank comments (//*)
Provides ability to 'box' JCL comments
Specify comment 'box' character
Provides ability to left justify JCL comment to specified column
Specify placement of embedded JCL comment statements
Option to maintain one blank comment between each JCL statement
Maintain 'x' blank comment statements prior to each EXEC

Reformatting - Renumbering:

Provides renumbering of statement line numbers
Specify starting statement line number
Specify statement line renumbering increment

Reporting:

Report: Lists the original JCL contained in the member being processed
Report: Lists the JCL with PROC's expanded, symbolic's resolved, and errors
Report: Summarize all messages generated
Report: Lists the reformatted JCL
Report: Shows options used
Report: Shows IDCAMS and DB2 simulations
Report: Shows dataset usage cross-reference
Report: Shows program usage cross-reference
Report: Shows procedure usage cross-reference
Report: Shows statistical summary: lines, jobs, PROC's, steps, DD's
Report: Shows "Tape Pull List" from jobs being checked
Options set lines per page for each report
Options set minimum message severity to be printed
Provides method to select desired reports
Uses unique DDNAME for each generated report
Permits override of each report DDNAME

Messaging:

Supports 5 severity levels
Message severity impacts batch return code
Override severity of any message
Override text of any message
Suppress any message
Unique identifier for each internally generated message
Override or suppress message for single JOB with embedded JCL comment
Message overrides possible without requiring exact match of message text

Security Functions:

Uses RACROUTE to check JOB's access to datasets
RACROUTE tests JOB's USER= value as owner
RACROUTE tests JOB's owner in JOBUSER table
Enable RACROUTE of dynamic datasets before open
Enable RACROUTE of JOB's datasets
Specify USERID for RACROUTE when USER= not coded on JOB
Validates JOB's access authorization to user catalog

Major Toggled Functions:

Prohibits JCL from updating the master catalog by validation of aliases
Manages temporary datasets for step restartability
Enforces use of OS catalog
Renumbers jobsteps, associated refer backs and references
Choose from a variety of step renumbering styles
Renumber steps by specified increment
Enforces specified JOBLIB concatenation
Verifies if existing datasets are cataloged
Verifies if NEW datasets are already cataloged
Verifies referenced GDG bases are defined
Verifies if a referenced PDS member exists
Verifies all executed programs exist in STEPLIB/JOBLIB/LPALIB/LNKLST
Validates contiguous labels on multi-file tape volumes
Validates proper use of RETAIN on multi-file tape volumes
Validates referenced VOLSER's against mounted disk volumes
Verifies that NEW GDG generations specify model DCB
Verifies that the specified model DCB dataset exists
Utility table (and CCS PGMSCAN) defines required files for specified program
Verifies logical use of datasets
Validates logical dataset usage across list of jobs
Warns when duplicate DD statement encountered in step
Warns when a required DD statement is missing
Warns when unused DD statement is encountered
Validates DSNAME naming standards
Supports the use of sub-allocated VSAM datasets
Shows the source of programs
Validates JOB naming standards

PROCLIB Support:

Supports multiple PROCLIB concatenations
Supports automatic selection of PROCLIB based on JOBPARM PROCLIB
Supports automatic selection of PROCLIB based on JES2PARM JOBCLASS
Automatically captures and uses JES2 PROCLIB concatenations

Toggled Validation Options:

Validates DEST value against table
Validates dump SYSOUT class against list of values
Validates FCB value against table
Validates SYSOUT/OUTPUT forms against table
Validates JOB CLASS against list of values
Validates the JOB MSGCLASS against a list of values
Validates UNIT against a table of values
Validates UNIT dynamically against operating system device table
Validates each report SYSOUT class against a list of values
Validates a referenced PDS library against a table of acceptable libraries
Requires BLKSIZE coded for NEW file
Requires RETPD or EXPDT=99000 coded for NEW tape GDG
Prohibits the use of instream data not following 'DD *' or 'DD DATA'
Prohibits the use of instream procedures
Prohibits multiple JOB statements within a single member
Verifies BLKSIZE is even multiple of LRECL when RECFM=FB
Verifies each defined instream procedure is executed
Verifies 'EXEC PGM' statements contain COND keyword
Verifies each JOB statement contains COND keyword
Verifies that the JOB name matches the member name
Shows error when RLSE missing on NEW disk dataset

Toggled Correction Options:

When JOB CLASS missing or invalid, sets to default value
When JOB MSGCLASS missing or invalid, sets to default value
When report SYSOUT class missing or invalid, sets to default value
When dump SYSOUT class invalid, sets to default value
When report SYSOUT form missing or invalid, sets to default value
When FCB missing or invalid, sets to default value
When model DCB missing or invalid, sets to default value
When UNIT value invalid, sets to default value
When EXEC REGION less than default, removes parameter
When JOB REGION less than default, removes parameter
Sets BLKSIZE to optimum value for device
Adds RLSE parameter to SPACE keyword for NEW disk datasets
Adjusts secondary SPACE allocation to at least 10% of primary
Removes SPACE CONTIG parameter
Expands DISP parameters to show defaults
Expands JOB 'programmer name' field to maximum length
Expands EXEC to show PROC= default
Removes DCB parameters on existing datasets for standard utilities
Removes secondary duplicate DD statements
Removes any EXPDT except EXPDT=98000
Removes any JOBCAT statements
Removes any STEPCAT statements
Removes JOB account field
Removes JES2 PROCLIB statement and PROCLIB DD statements
Removes any unused DD statements
Removes any unwanted JOB statement parameters

Scheduler Interfaces:

Simulates CA-7 handling of #JI, #JO, #XI, #XO and #JEND statements
Simulates CA-7 # control selection for each unique SCHID in JOB
Forecasts CA-7 jobs to be run, input to validation
Forecasts IBM OPC jobs to be run, input to validation
Interfaces to CONTROL-M to resolve scheduler symbolics
Simulates interface to IBM OPC scheduler to resolve symbolics

Other Product Interfaces:

Interfaces with CA- 1 (TMS) to validate tape datasets
Interfaces with IBM RMM to validate tape datasets
Interfaces to DCMS/CCS to provide automatic option profile selection
Verifies all executed programs are defined to DCMS/CCS
Verifies all executed procedures are defined to DCMS/CCS
Verifies all referenced VSAM files are defined to DCMS/CCS
Uses DCMS/XREF to determine if violations to dataset naming standards are OK
Interfaces with DCMS/XREF to determine program's required/optional DD's
Implements explicit-mode Softworks VIOPLUS (Performance Solution)
Recognizes and validates VIOPLUS's VIOCTL statements
Implements CA-11 in each JOB
Converts JCL to use DCMS/RAS for offloading a backup copy of reports
Validates DB2 library name exists
Validates DB2 program exists

Miscellaneous Options:

Enable dynamic use of JES2 procedure libraries
When resolving symbolics, shows statement with resolved values
Choice to reformat after errors detected
Choice to generate JCL-OUT report on errors only
Choice to place error message before or after the JCL statement
Choice to use DD statement or defined procedure libraries
LINECNT=9999 generates one heading per report
Specify VOLSER value for migrated dataset
Specify number of control statement lines to be listed
Simulates COND code values and IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF
Specify the JES2 command character normally $
Interfaces to SMS to validate JCL

User Programming Interface:

Provides programming interface using standard language (COBOL, BAL, etc.)
Permits use of IF-THEN-ELSE language to extend syntax validation rules
Inspect, add, delete or modify and JCL field on any JCL statement
JCL statements are provided in parsed format
Insert or delete entire statements or entire steps
Inspect any parameter on any IDCAMS statement
Add to or delete from concatenations
Edit, verify, correct and reformat in one pass
Each JCL value is uniquely identified with variable name
Issue error/warning messages
Very easy to use

Interface points:

Exit point before open of dynamically allocated dataset (PARMLIB,PGMLIB)
Exit point to interface with tape management system to verify tape datasets
Exit point to modify JCL statements before they are processed
Exit point to set values for CONTROL-M variables
Exit point to permit modification or suppression of messages
Exit point after JCL statement is read
Exit point before non-JCL statement is written
Exit point before termination
Exits can be loaded from separate library
Exits can be loaded from non-authorized library even if running authorized

JED Generated Error Messages

"IEFC" prefix messages. JED utilizes the OS JCL Converter component of z/OS to perform a portion of the syntax check of the JCL. JED detects all JCL syntax errors that z/OS detects. Using the this method also means that when you upgrade to a new version of z/OS or apply maintenance that perhaps adds or changes a JCL keyword JED will automatically correctly syntax check your JCL.
"IDC" prefix messages. JED uses a simulation option of IDCAMS to verify IDCAMS SYSIN data.
"JED" prefix messages The following link is to a sample set of messages generated directly by JED: JED Sample Messages

New with Version 6.0!
The JED Cross Reference and query system (JED XREF).

JED XREF is a powerful online cross reference facility that provides complete up-to-the-minute information on program and JCL component relationships. JED XREF allows the user to quickly and accurately perform impact analysis reviews showing the effect of updating a particular program or JCL component. For example, you can quickly determine such things as which jobs execute a particular program, or which programs access a particular dataset, or which programs use a particular copybook or ++Include module, or which jobs, procs and programs will be impacted if you change a particular dataset. The list of relationships maintained by JED XREF is long and is continuously growing. JED XREF allows analysts to perform error free change impact analysis in seconds rather than hours or days.

JED Includes the DCMS Cross-Reference System (XREF) - XREF Provides Immediate access to JCL Component Cross Reference Information for the Entire IT Department.

XREF is a self maintaining information repository and query system that provides instantaneous access to comprehensive cross reference information on all of your Job, Proc, and program components.
The XREF Monitor keeps the system's database current by updating the database automatically whenever a JCL member or PROC is modified.
XREF allows analysts to perform error free change impact analysis in seconds rather than hours or days.
XREF eliminates the need to perform long running and often inaccurate library scans.
The list of relationships maintained by XREF is long and is continuously growing.

Show me all of the Jobs/Proc's where a particular program is executed.
Show me all of the Jobs where a particular Proc is executed.
Show me all of the Jobs/Proc's where a particular dataset is used.
Show me all of the PROC's that are executed in job ABC.
Show me all of the programs that are executed in job ABC.
Show me all of the datasets that are referenced in job ABC.
Show me all of the ++INCLUDE (or –INC) statements that are referenced in job ABC.
Show me all of the jobs that execute PROC DB2TEST.
Show me all of the jobs that execute program IEBGENER.
Show me every place that the Billing Master file is referenced.
Show me all of the jobs that reference Parmlib member XYZ.

The JED Verify-Utilities option has been enhanced.

The VERIFY-UTILITIES option has been enhanced to include the validation of the execution PARM and SYSIN control statements for all standard IBM utilities. These control statements are validated for proper syntax. When used in conjunction with WARN-MISSING and WARN-UNUSED, references to DDnames are validated against the JCL used in the step.

The utilities now supported are:

DF/DSS (ADRDSSU)
IDCAMS
IEBCOMPR
IEBCOPY
IEBDG
IEBEDIT
IEBGENER
IEBIMAGE
IEBISAM
IEBPTPCH
IEBUPDTE
IEHINITT
IEHLIST
IEHMOVE
IEHPROGM
IFHSTATR
SORT

The JED FORMAT-IDCAMS option has been added.

The FORMAT-IDCAMS option has been added to activate the re-formatting of instream SYSIN statements for program IDCAMS. The re-formatting standardizes alignment and indentation within the control statements.

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