Rocket® JOB/SCAN

A full-featured and easy-to-use solution for managing job control language (JCL) on the mainframe

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Manage job control language (JCL) on the mainframe

 

Comprehensive production JCL management:

JOB/SCAN is a full-featured and easy-to-use solution for managing job control language (JCL) on the mainframe. It offers standard capabilities for managing JCL in single-system sysplex z/OS environments, while Rocket® PRO/JCL offers more advanced JCL management capabilities and supports more complex z/OS environments.

Enable DevOps

Include JCL management in DevOps toolchains through leading Eclipse IDEs

Integrate with CI/CD solutions

For increased automation, and interface and integrate with schedulers and automation solutions from Rocket and other vendors

Interface with data center solutions

Interface with library management, tape management, change control, scheduling, security, and other products

Automate JCL changes

Make global or selective changes to an entire production environment for improved consistency

Automate JCL standards enforcement

Automatically enforce site-specific standards for improved compliance

Reformat JCL

Reformat JCL statements according to user specifications

Simulate z/OS

Detect central syntax and run-time JCL errors, including Db2 and IMS

JOB/SCAN with DevOps Enablement

In addition to providing core JCL management capabilities, JOB/SCAN also offers optional DevOps enablement to support enterprises running DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) initiatives.

Adding DevOps enablement to JOB/SCAN gives developers more flexibility and capabilities beyond traditional JCL management in an ISPF interface. JOB/SCAN’s Eclipse plugin enables developers to manage JCL within modern integrated development environments (IDE) like BMC AMI DevX Workbench and IBM® IDz. DevOps enablement also provides JOB/SCAN with a RESTful web services API that enables integration with automation solutions like Jenkins.

With JOB/SCAN, you can:

  • Simplify JCL management. Reduce the complexity of JCL management through DevOps interfaces and integrations.
  • Improve developer productivity. Automate critical aspects of JCL management to reduce manual effort.
  • Reduce errors and improve quality. Simulate the z/OS operating system and detect production JCL errors before execution.
  • Reduce costs and improve SLAs. Eliminate costly reruns and meet service-level agreements (SLAs) more reliably.