Rocket Software updates PRO/JCL

Rocket Software, a global technology provider that develops enterprise software for some of the world’s largest companies, has introduced a new version of PRO/JCL, a job control language (JCL) manager that will help mainframe data centres achieve and operate a modern JCL environment.

A recent survey from Rocket Software found that companies continue to face skills gaps in their talent pool, and modernising systems is the most popular way respondents are working to maintain talent pipelines. Nearly half (45%) of IT professionals cited modernisation as the top method.

This version of PRO/JCL provides customers with an interface for Microsoft's source-code editor Visual Studio Code (VS Code)*.

Feature highlights include:

- Simplified JCL management through DevOps capabilities, more integrations, and increased automation.

- Shortened JCL management cycles by including tools within users’ favourite integrated development environments (IDEs) for a seamless DevOps integration.

- Detection of JCL inconsistencies before execution, and easy edits to production environments to help ensure error-free production runs.

In addition, the upgrade allows the sending of task processes (PROCs) and collections of parameter data (PARMLIBs) to remote LPARS (logical partitions, or virtual machines).

“Existing DevOps initiatives often omit JCL management from the DevOps toolchain, causing critical interruptions to business value streams, resulting in slower processes and potential revenue losses,” said Phil Buckellew, President of Infrastructure Modernization, Rocket Software.

“Our customers often operate several mainframe solutions and require a JCL management solution that can integrate with all of their critical mainframe software. The newly released PRO/JCL will do just that.”

*Rocket Software already supports interfaces for IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF), Eclipse, IBM Developer for z/OS (IDz), and BMC Compuware Topaz Workbench. A RESTful API is also available.

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