This chapter describes the standard cataloged procedures supplied by IBM for use with the IBM Enterprise PL/I for z/OS compiler. It explains how to invoke them, and how to temporarily or permanently modify them. The Language Environment SCEERUN data set must be located in STEPLIB and accessible to the compiler when you use any of the cataloged procedures described in this chapter.
A cataloged procedure is a set of job control statements, stored in a library, that includes one or more EXEC statements, each of which can be followed by one or more DD statements. You can retrieve the statements by naming the cataloged procedure in the PROC parameter of an EXEC statement in the input stream.
You can use cataloged procedures to save time and reduce Job Control Language (JCL) errors. If the statements in a cataloged procedure do not match your requirements exactly, you can easily modify them or add new statements for the duration of a job. You should review these procedures and modify them to obtain the most efficient use of the facilities available and to allow for your own conventions.