Overview

The Control-M JCL Verify monitor enables the user to locally or remotely process JCL jobs by loading the monitor with site related information, site standards, reformatting rules, and enforcement rules.

Since, in certain respects, the JCL processing might be influenced by the user's environment, the results might not be fully applicable to every environment. Using the Control-M JCL Verify monitor can solve this issue, since the system and IOA environment where the job is intended to run can be specified, so that the JCL processing can be performed remotely and accurately.

The local Control-M JCL Verify monitor, where Control-M JCL Verify is installed, communicates with the remote Control-M JCL Verify monitors. Within a SYSPLEX, communication is through Cross-system Coupling Facility (XCF). Between SYSPLEXs, communication is through IOAGATEs and the Control-M JCL Verify Application Server.

In addition, the monitor enables

• JCL verifications in a non-APF authorized environment
• application of site standards
• JCL reformatting and enforcement

The monitor activates the CTJINIT utility functions, which are only accessible through the monitor.