Creating local JCL files
You can create and edit a JCL file in your local workspace from the Resource perspective. When the JCL file is complete you can submit the job, or copy the file to a partitioned data set using your local procedures.
Before you begin
About this task
This task creates a new Job Submission project and a then new JCL file in your local workspace. If you already have a Job Submission project in your workspace, you can go straight to step 3 in the following procedure.
Procedure
- Right-click anywhere in the Project Explorer view and click . The New Project wizard opens. Expand the z/OS folder and click New Job Submission project. Click Next.
- In the Create a Job Submission project wizard, enter the name you want to give your project, and click Finish. The project appears in the Project Explorer view.
- Right-click the project and click to open the New File wizard. The parent project you chose is selected but you can select a different project if you want.
- In the File Name field, enter the name of the JCL file to create. The file name must have a suffix of .jcl, for example: terminal.jcl. Click Finish.
What to do next
The JCL file is created in the project and opens in the JCL editor. The JCL editor is similar to the supplied data set editor but with the ability to use different colors to identify different text elements in the JCL. You can change the colors in the editor preferences page by right-clicking anywhere in the JCL editor and clicking Preferences. The JCL Editor Preferences page is displayed. You can select an element and change the color and text style.
