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File No. S360-36
Order No. GC30-2012-O OS




Systems Reference Library




IBM System/36D Operating System:
Conversational Remote Job Entry
Concepts and Facilities

This publication describes the basic concepts of Conversational Remote
Job Entry (CRJE) and guides the CRJE user-system programmer, system
manager, terminal user, central operator-in the use of its facilities.
Conversational Remote Job Entry provides Remote Job Entry capa-
bility for users at remote keyboard terminals attached by communication
lines to an IBM System/360 Operating System that provides multiprogram-
ming with a fixed or variable number of tasks.
Preface


This publication is designed to answer two basic questions The third section, "System Concepts ," describes two
concerning Conversational Remote Job Entry (CRJE): Why primary concepts of CRJE-data organization and job
is CRJE? and What is CRJE? processing. The concepts introduced in this section are of
The introduction answers the first question, explaining particular interest to the terminal user; however, knowledge
the needs that are satisfied through the facilities of CRJE. of these concepts is essential for anyone directly concerned
The remainder of the book answers the second question, with CRJE operation.
what CRJE is. The first section, "Conversational Pro- The last section of this book, "System Facilities," lists
cessing," describes the devices required for operating under and describes the system functions available to the system
CRJE and explains the concept of conversational processing manager, the central operator, and the terminal user. As in
in general. the second section concerning system personnel, you may
The second section, "CRJE System Personnel," points read only that subsection that is directly applicable to you.
out the responsibilities of those who are involved in the This publication includes two appendixes: "Appendix
overall operation of CRJE. These responsibilities are pre- A: Publications," and "Appendix B: Glossary." The first
sented in subsections, which correspond to the different appendix contains the name and a brief abstract of each of
types of system personnel. This section may be read as the publications that provide additional, more detailed
applicable; i.e., if you are a central operator, you may not information for the CRJE user. The second appendix
be concerned with the responsibilities of the system defines terms introduced in CRJE or those terms that have
programmer or the system manager and would, therefore, special meanings in CRJE. (A more extensive glossary is
not need to read the subsections designed primarily for found in the back of the publication, IBM System/360
them. Operating System: Conversational Remote Job Entry
Terminal User's Guide, GC30-20 14.)




First Edition (June 1970)

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