Important JCL Skeletons

This section describes the most important JCL skeletons related to z/OS usage.

Caution:
Be aware that if you change skeletons in the default environment, they will no longer be overwritten by Software AG.

Copy Steps
Commit Steps
Other Steps

Note:
In this section, the term "tape" represents any installation media (e.g. tape and CD-ROM) supported by Software AG. The information provided here applies to the use of any of these media.

Copy Steps

Skeleton Name	Function
COPY-PS	Copy a sequential data set from tape to disk
COPY-PO	Copy a PO data set from tape to disk
COPY-POE	Copy a POE data set from tape to disk
COPY-PS2	From CD: Restore sequential, PO or POE data set

Commit Steps

Skeleton Name	Function
SMA-COMMIT	The final installation step, which informs SMA that all jobs have been completed successfully, runs in an existing Natural environment and not necessarily in an environment created by SMA. Therefore, it is usually necessary to adapt the skeleton SMA-COMMIT to the existing environment. Ensure that only global parameters (see Global Parameters in section Menus and Line Commands) are used in this skeleton.
ZAP-COMMIT	The JCL skeleton ZAP-COMMIT is used to generate the last step in the jobs which apply or undo Zaps. This skeleton must be modified for the default environment OS/MVS. Ensure that only global parameters (see Global Parameters in section Menus and Line Commands) are used in this skeleton.

Skeleton Name

Function

SMA-COMMIT

The final installation step, which informs SMA that all jobs have been completed successfully, runs in an existing Natural environment and not necessarily in an environment created by SMA. Therefore, it is usually necessary to adapt the skeleton SMA-COMMIT to the existing environment. Ensure that only global parameters (see Global Parameters in section Menus and Line Commands) are used in this skeleton.

ZAP-COMMIT

The JCL skeleton ZAP-COMMIT is used to generate the last step in the jobs which apply or undo Zaps. This skeleton must be modified for the default environment OS/MVS. Ensure that only global parameters (see Global Parameters in section Menus and Line Commands) are used in this skeleton.

Other Steps

Skeleton Name	Function
JOB-CARD	This skeleton is used as job card for all jobs generated and submitted by SMA
ADA-FILES	This skeleton contains the DD statements for the files of the Adabas databases
TABLOAD2	This skeleton contains JCL used for the Tabload function in SMA
SMA-GENERATE-JCL	The JCL skeleton SMA-GENERATE-JCL is used to generate the installation JCL in batch mode using the line command `JB` in the Environment menu. It may be modified in a user environment.