IBM-supplied cataloged procedures allow you to compile, bind or load, and run an application without supplying all the job control language (JCL) required for a job step. For information about cataloged procedures for AMODE 64 applications, see z/OS XL C/C++ User's Guide . If the statements in the cataloged procedures do not match your requirements exactly, you can modify them or add new statements for the duration of a job.

The following section provides an overview of binding, loading, and running Language Environment-conforming applications under batch. For detailed information about binding, see z/OS MVS Program Management: User's Guide and Reference.

z/OS UNIX has its own section on binding, loading, and running C applications (see Binding and executing AMODE 64 programs using z/OS UNIX).