Job definition - z/OS jobs
A z/OS job runs the command you specify in the JCL tab on a JCL system. This job type runs only on HCL Workload Automation Agent for z/OS.
This section describes the required and optional attributes
for z/OS jobs. Each job definition has the following format and arguments:
The following example shows a job that returns the status
of the JCL system:
Attribute | Description/value | Required |
---|---|---|
application name | jcl | ✓ |
byDefinition | The type of job submission. This is the only supported submission type. | |
jclDefinition | The operation to be performed on the JCL system. | ✓ |
ZOSAGENT#JCLDEF
TASK
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<jsdl:jobDefinition xmlns:jsdl=="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/scheduling/1.0/jsdl"
xmlnss:jsdljcl="http://www.ibm.com/xmlns/prod/scheduling/1.0/jsdljcl">
<jsdl:application name="jcl">
<jsdljcl:jcl>
<jsdljcl:JCLParameters>
<jsdljcl:jcl>
<jsdljcl:byRefOrByDef>
<jsdljcl:byDefinition>
<jsdljcl:jclDefinition>//NORMAL JOB ,'TWS JOB',CLASS=A,MSGCLASS=A,>
// MSGLEVEL=(1,1)
//*
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14</jsdljcl:jclDefinition>
</jsdljcl:byDefinition>
</jsdljcl:byRefOrByDef>
</jsdljcl:jcl>
</jsdljcl:JCLParameters>
<jsdljcl:JOBParameters>
<jsdljcl:jobStreamName>${tws.jobstream.name}jsdljcl:jobStreamName>${tws.jobstream.name}>
<jsdljcl:inputArrival>${tws.job.ia}jsdljcl:inputArrival>${tws.job.ia}>
</jsdljcl:JOBParameters>
</jsdljcl:jcl>
</jsdl:application>
</jsdl:jobDefinition>
DESCRIPTION "Sample JCL Job Definition"
See also
From the Dynamic Workload Console you can perform the same task as described in
For more information about how to create and edit scheduling objects, see