Technical characteristics of J2U

• Extensive syntax-check to root out JCL errors.

• Transparent connection to production-tools:

  • Jobscheduler,
    currently supported: UC4, TWS, Control-M, Zeke
  • Job-Archivsysteme,
    currently supported: Beta UX von Beta Systems
  • Print-Systeme,
    currently supported: Beta UX von Beta Systems, VPSX von LRS

• Seamless integration of Unix scripts and programs in J2U

• Monitoring of active jobs and cleanup after cancelled jobs via central daemon (j2ud).

• Control of all jobs and job lists via browser-based tools including features similar to corresponding host tools (e.g.: SDSF).

• Supports JCL commands:

  • EXEC command with the parameters:
    PGM=, PROC, PARM=, COND=
  • DD command with the parameters:
    DSN=, DISP=, UNIT=, DCB=, LRECL=, RECFM=, PATH=, SYSOUT=

  Note:

  • Supports all formats of the DD command:
    - DD [Schlüsselwort-Parms]
    - DD DUMMY,
    - DD * (Instream-Daten) sowie
  • Further supports:
    - Generation Data Groups (9999 Generationen)
    - Rückbezüge (DSN= und DCB=)
    - Concatenation
    - Temporäre Dateien
  • IF / THEN / ELSE / ENDIF
  • Procedure commands: PROC / PEND / JCLLIB
  • SET command
  • Further JCL commands:
    - // (Null-Anweisung)
    - R/* (Instream-Ende-Anweisung)
    - //* (Kommentar-Anweisung)

• Emulated Utilities

  • SORT (über externes Sort-Utility)
  • IEBGENER/ICEGENER
  • IDCAMS
  • IEBCOPY
  • IEFBR14
  • IKJEFT01 (Zum Aufrufen von DB2-Programmen)
  • FTP

• Emulated DB2-Utilities (from version 3.5)

  • LOAD
  • UNLOAD
  • REORG



System requirements
Supported operating systems		- Linux - Solaris - Aix
Supported RDBMS		- DB2 version 8.x - Customization to all RDBMS possible
PERL		- Version 5.8 or higher