Important JCL Skeletons

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

Caution:
Be aware that if you change skeletons in the default environment, they will be overwritten by Software AG.

Copy Steps
Commit Steps
Other Steps

Copy Steps

This skeletons are used when copying from tape to disk. Special tape handling procedures can be included here.

Skeleton Name	Function
COPY-PS-SUB	Restore product libraries from tape to disk into sublibrary with MSHP archive
COPY-PS-SUB3	Restore correction libraries from tape to disk into sublibrary and copy from correction library to product library
COPY-PS-SUB4	Restore job example libraries from tape to disk into sublibrary
COPY-PS-SUB5	Restore product libraries from tape to disk into sublibrary without copy or MSHP archive
COPY-CD-SUB	Restore product libraries from virtual tape to disk into sublibrary with MSHP archive
COPY-CD-SUB3	Restore correction libraries from virtual tape to disk into sublibrary and copy from correction library to product library
COPY-CD-SUB4	Restore job example libraries from virtual tape to disk into sublibrary
COPY-CD-SUB5	Restore product libraries from virtual tape to disk into sublibrary without copy or MSHP archive

Commit Steps

Skeleton Name	Function
SMA-COMMIT	Used to set the status of products within SMA (set installed). 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	Used to set the status of Zaps within SMA (applied). 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 VSE/SP. Ensure that only global parameters (see Global Parameters in section Menus and Line Commands) are used in this skeleton.

Skeleton Name

Function

SMA-COMMIT

Used to set the status of products within SMA (set installed).

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

Used to set the status of Zaps within SMA (applied).

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 VSE/SP. 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-INIT	This skeleton is used as job card for all jobs generated and submitted by SMA
ADA-FILES	This skeleton contains the file definitions 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.