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You need to execute a step in JCL only if it's the first execution of the job and not on restarts. How can you achieve this?

  • COND parameter on the step specifying (0,EQ,RESTART)
  • COND parameter on the step specifying (12,EQ,RESTART)
  • COND parameter on the step specifying (4,EQ,RESTART)
  • COND parameter on the step specifying (8,EQ,RESTART)
To execute a step only on the initial run and not on restarts, the COND parameter should be set with a condition of (4,EQ,RESTART). This ensures that the step will be bypassed when the job is restarted, allowing it to execute only during the initial run of the job.
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A critical part of your JCL job depends on a specific dataset's existence. If the dataset is absent, you want to skip that part. How would you handle this scenario using JCL conditionals?

  • COND parameter on the step specifying (0,EQ,)
  • COND parameter on the step specifying (0,NE,)
  • COND parameter on the step specifying (4,EQ,)
  • COND parameter on the step specifying (4,NE,)
Using the COND parameter with a condition of (0,NE,) allows the step to execute only if the specified dataset is present, ensuring the critical part of the job is skipped if the dataset is absent. This helps in handling scenarios where job execution depends on the existence of a specific dataset.
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You have a JCL job with multiple steps. The third step should execute only if both the first and second steps execute successfully. How would you define this in JCL?

  • COND parameter on STEP3 specifying (0,EQ,STEP1) and (0,EQ,STEP2)
  • COND parameter on STEP3 specifying (0,GT,STEP1) and (0,GT,STEP2)
  • COND parameter on STEP3 specifying (0,LT,STEP1) and (0,LT,STEP2)
  • COND parameter on STEP3 specifying (0,NE,STEP1) and (0,NE,STEP2)
The COND parameter on STEP3 is set to execute only if both STEP1 and STEP2 complete with a return code of 0, indicating successful execution. This ensures the third step runs only when both preceding steps are successful.
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You have a JCL job with two job steps, A and B. You want step B to execute only if step A completes with a return code of 0. How would you achieve this using JCL's conditional processing?

  • COND parameter on step A with COND=(0,EQ)
  • COND parameter on step A with COND=(0,NE)
  • COND parameter on step B with COND=(0,EQ)
  • COND parameter on step B with COND=(0,NE)
To execute step B based on the completion code of step A, you use the COND parameter with (0,EQ) to check if the return code is 0.
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Which parameter allows you to specify the conditions for triggering a job in JCL?

  • COND
  • SCHEDULE
  • TIME
  • TRIGGER
The COND parameter allows you to specify conditions for triggering a job in JCL.
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To specify special handling conditions during execution, the _______ statement can be used.

  • COND
  • JOBMSG
  • NOTIFY
  • OVERRIDE
The COND statement is used to specify conditions for job execution
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To set a condition for the execution of a step, the _______ parameter can be used in the EXEC statement.

  • COND
  • IF
  • SWITCH
  • TEST
The COND parameter is used to set a condition for the execution of a step.
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To specify multiple conditions for the ELSE statement in JCL, you can use the _______ parameter.

  • COND
  • EXPR
  • MULT
  • ONLY
The COND parameter allows specifying multiple conditions for the ELSE statement
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In JCL, _______ is a condition that must be met before a job is allowed to execute.

  • COND
  • EXECUTION_CONDITION
  • JOB_CONDITION
  • JOB_CONTROL_CONDITION
The correct term is COND, representing a condition that must be met for the job to proceed with execution.
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To execute a step only when a specific condition is met, you can use the _______ statement.

  • COND
  • EXEC COND
  • IF
  • STEP
The IF statement is used to execute a step based on a specific condition
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When multiple job steps are executed sequentially, the _______ statement is used to conditionally execute steps.

  • COND
  • ELSE
  • IF
  • WHILE
The COND statement in JCL is used to conditionally execute steps in sequential jobs.
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When handling complex conditional logic in JCL, you can use the _______ statement to make the job more readable and manageable.

  • COND
  • ELSE
  • IF
  • WHEN
The COND statement in JCL is used for handling complex conditional logic
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