New Ways of Running Batch Applications on z/OS: Volume 1 CICS Transaction Server

Extensions to the base example

In this chapter, we look at three extensions to the sample batch application:

•In the first extension, we show how JCL can be submitted to execute the sample batch application.

•In the second extension, we show how substitution properties can be passed into xJCL from JCL.

•In the third extension, we discuss how an external scheduler (such as Tivoli Workload Scheduler) can be used to schedule batch applications that run in the Batch Environment.

6.1 Invoking the BatchStatementSample application from JCL

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