You have a JCL job with multiple steps. The first step is to copy a dataset to another location, and the second step is to sort that dataset. What would you do if the first step fails, and you want to execute the second step only if the first step is successful?

Set the second step as a separate job with a dependency on the first step
Use IF/THEN statements in JCL for conditional execution
Use the COND parameter with a condition code for the second step
Use the NOTIFY parameter to trigger the second step upon completion of the first step

The COND parameter allows conditional execution based on the return code of the previous step. If the first step fails, the second step will not execute.

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