HSM Commonly used commands S No. Command USE OF COMMAND 1 HMIGRATE Write HMIGRATE next to dataset name      Example:- TSO HMIGRATE ‘USERID.ABC.XYZ’    2 HBACKDS Write HBACKDS next to dataset name      Example:-TSO HBACKDS ‘USERID.ABC.XYZ’    3 HRECALL Write HRECALL next to […]
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Main frame Job to Pull SDSF data in Batch  The following Job will help you pull the desired data from spool (SDSF). This may serve as an important tool in gathering the stats of a job just finished. //SDSFOUT   JOB (ACC INFO,,,,,XXXX),’     //           MSGCLASS=Y,NOTIFY=&SYSUID    //STEP01  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14                   //DD01    DD DSN=USERID.DATASET.ONE,        //           DISP=(MOD,DELETE),UNIT=SYSDA    //DD02    DDÂ
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COMMONLY USED CLIST COMMAND If you have heard a lot about CLIST but do not know where and how to start, here is a list of commonly used commands in CLIST. I have a separate section which give you a simple step by step process to start using CLIST or REXX programming. S.No Clist Command
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Commonly used TSO commands: This mainframe tutorial is about TSO commands. 1. Create a new dataset modeled after an existing one ALLOC DSN(ABCXYZ.SOURCE.NEW) NEW LIKE(ABCXYZ.SOURCE) This command will allocate a new dataset . ABCXYZ.SOURCE.NEW having the same DCB as .ABCXYZ.SOURCE 2. Concatenate dataset to a program for use as input or output ALLOCATE with the
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Which of the following is not a procedure division verb?  A)   Read B)   InsertC)   Delete D)   Start  Which of the following is false about the formal parameters in a subroutine? A)   Every formal parameter must appear in the linkage section of the subroutineB)   Every formal parameter must appear in the using phrase of
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Basic SDSF Commands This mainframe tutorial is aimed at shelling out very basic information about SDSF commands. A beginner will find it useful to quickly learn about SDSF. SDSF stands for System Display and Search Facility. It is a system to monitor and control mainframe Jobs. The following video tutorial will help you understand the
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Copying files from Tapes to DASD The following article presents two methods of retrieving A file can be saved on different volumes of tapes using the same name. If we do not specify the volume then,it will get the file recently //STEP001  EXEC PGM=IDCAMS           Â
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Selecting various groups in SDSF Various groups of the Spool listing are displayed. For eg Sysout, sysprint, JESMSGLG, JESJCL etc The details of any of the group out of the group listing displayed using “?” or if the command is issued at the Job level details of all the groups are displayed in one listing
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Transfer file from and to mainframe using FTP You can use FTP dos command to transfer files from and to mainframe Start –> Run –> Command  Step2:  Enter the following command Where XX.XXX.XX.XXX  is the ip address of mainframe Step3: When you are prompted for user name and password, provide your mainframe id and mainframe
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What does EXCP in SDSF mean Can some one explain the meaning of EXCP in SDSF? Searching on internet I found the following  “EXCP is EXecute Channel Program. This number refers to the num of I/O signal between mainframe and console.”  Is the above definition true or is this something else?
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