What is an IBM utility?

IBM Dataset Utilities Utility programs are pre-written programs, widely used in mainframes by system programmers and application developers to achieve day-to-day requirements, organising and maintaining data.

What is the use of Iehlist?

IEHLIST is a system utility used to list entries in the directory of one or more partitioned data sets or PDSEs, or entries in an indexed or non-indexed volume table of contents. Any number of listings can be requested in a single execution of the program.

Which of the following is IBM supplied utility program to create PDS?

IEBCOPY is a data set utility that is used to copy or merge members between one or more partitioned data sets, or partitioned data sets extended (PDSEs), in full or in part.

Which utility is used to catalog a dataset?

The IEHPROGM utility is used primarily to manage catalogs, rename data sets, and delete data sets. Most of the IEHPROGM functions are available through access method services (the IDCAMS utility), which is now the preferred utility for catalog and data set functions.

What are the utilities in Cobol?

The mainframe utilities that are emulated by Mainframe Express are:

• IDCAMS, to manage VSAM data sets.
• DFSORT and SORT, to perform sort/merge operations.
• IEBGENER, to copy sequential data sets.
• IEFBR14, to replace a program that does not exist on the PC with a dummy program.
• DFSRRC00, to dispatch applications that use IMS.

What is utility program in JCL?

JCL Utilities are pre-written programs, widely used in mainframe to achieve day-to-day requirements, organizing and maintaining data. It is used to reorganize, change or compare data at the data set or record level. These utilities allow to manipulate data sets, which are provided as input to the programs.

What is Iehlist?

Which utility is used to rename selected members of a partitioned data set or PDSE when copied?

IEBCOPY
IEBCOPY is a data set utility that is used to copy or merge members between one or more partitioned data sets, or partitioned data sets extended (PDSEs), in full or in part.

What is the parameter generate used for in utility Iebgener?

The GENERATE statement must appear before any other IEBGENER utility statements. If it contains errors or is inconsistent with other statements, IEBGENER is ended. specifies a number, from 1 to 3276, that is greater than or equal to the total number of member names and aliases appearing in subsequent MEMBER statements.

What is the name of the utility used to allocate VSAM datasets in batch?

The Access Method Services utility program IDCAMS is commonly used to manipulate (“delete and define”) VSAM data sets.

Which utility is used to compress a PDS?

The COMPRESS command compresses a PDS on a specified volume. Compression removes unused space between members in a partitioned data set. This recovered space is then available for reuse at the end of the data set.

What is the purpose of coding notify parameter in job statement?

JCL NOTIFY parameter is an optional keyword parameter which is used to inform a TSO user when this job terminates either normally or abnormally.