I'm curious -- and if someone wants to reply RTFM I guess it would be deserved -- how the product "integrates" with core/"traditional"/IBM-authored z/OS.
Does it generate "real" JCL under the covers, or does it have its own started task that acts in a role parallel to the appropriate "normal" z/OS components, or ... ? Do programs that expect to see conventional "JCL-related" control blocks such as the TIOT still see them? Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Clem Clarke Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2013 7:58 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Jol - Next Generation JCL- was JCL - What is it and what could it be ? There has been much discussion about JCL and how enhance it. There is a program that does much of what you require in an enhanced or next generation JCL. And it can be enhanced to add other facilities relatively easily. It is available NOW, and is called Jol. You can read about it here: http://www.Oscar-Jol.com Not only does it run on Z/OS - there is a version that runs on Windows, and the Linux version is in Beta Test. The non-Z/OS versions can either run jobs on the mainframe, or act as a "Shell" to run jobs on their own Operating Systems. * It uses a free format language similar to PL/I. * It uses Upper and Lower Case and automatically converts text to upper case where necessary. * It has Symbolic Variable Test and Replacement with functions such as SUBSTR. * It has Pre-initialised variables such as the current DAY, MONTH and so on. * It has a simple PANEL instruction that allows the EASY creation of Full Screen Data Entry Panels such as you see on the main page of the Jol Website above. This has Menu Bars and Pulldowns on a standard 3270 screen. * It allows Symbolic Parameters or Variables to replaced in CARD files so that control cards can be generated. * It can handle Parameters up to 3,000 characters. * It has a Job Network Facility built in. * It has a Job Scheduling Facility built in. * It can run jobs directly under TSO using Dynamic Allocation, or in Background. * It contains an open-ended Macro Language so that the language can be extended and new commands added. * It has builtin READ and WRITE instructions to Standard OS Data Sets. * It has a builtin Data Base of Data Set Attributes so that all Data Set Definitions can be controlled centrally. * and much more. You can read about it at the main website: http://www.Oscar-Jol.com. You see the Concepts and Facilities Manual, the Instruction Manual, and even download the Z/OS version of Jol. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
