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title: Webinar Signup-AI-Assisted JCL Testing in VS Code — Diagnose, Remediate, Then Prove It!
description: "The viability of the mainframe as a mission-critical platform is not in question. What is at risk is human knowledge — the shop-specific “why” behind the JCL and batch applications that will continue managing mission-critical work. AI-enabled defect troubleshooting and automated testing offer a real opportunity to put that knowledge back in a new developer’s path while helping to ensure the highest quality outcomes.\n\nThis session is about orchestrating a well-engineered implementation for JCL management and how organizations can integrate AI into that workflow to help developers understand problems, deliver high-quality fixes quickly, and then prove the result with a trusted JCL testing tool."
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## Live Webinar

AI-Assisted JCL Testing in VS Code — Diagnose, Remediate, Then Prove It!

**November 5, 2026, 2pm ET**

The viability of the mainframe as a mission-critical platform is not in question. What is at risk is human knowledge — the shop-specific “why” behind the JCL and batch applications that will continue managing mission-critical work. AI-enabled defect troubleshooting and automated testing offer a real opportunity to put that knowledge back in a new developer’s path while helping to ensure the highest quality outcomes.

This session is about orchestrating a well-engineered implementation for JCL management and how organizations can integrate AI into that workflow to help developers understand problems, deliver high-quality fixes quickly, and then prove the result with a trusted JCL testing tool.

The result is accelerated productivity, combined with a truth test refined over decades of market-tested runtime simulation and continuous enhancement.

Join SEA on November 5 at 2:00 PM ET as we explore an integrated developer workflow within VS Code.

In this webinar, we’ll discuss how you can:

- Understand: Ground explanations in institutional knowledge so developers learn the “why” behind a JCLplus+ finding, not just the fix.
- Remediate: Move from plausible guesses in chat to context-aware fixes in your editor.
- Validate: Prove AI-recommended changes with JCLplus+ target system runtime simulation before they’re accepted.

We look forward to seeing you!

## Our Speakers

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Jack Hicks

Jack Hicks is a seasoned IT professional with 30+ years of experience working with Mainframe. Jack is a U.S. Army Reserve veteran and is organized, structured and passionate about driving IT efficiency and innovation.

As Senior Technical Consultant with Software Engineering of America (SEA), Jack specializes in delivering modernized IBM Z solutions for JCL asset management including JCL testing, standardization and integration.

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Jim Morgan

Jim Morgan is the Director of Sales for Software Engineering of America. Jim has extensive experience in Enterprise Software for Build and Run organizations. Jim specializes in providing modernized IBM Z products for JCL testing, batch output management and IBM Z observability for DevOps Enterprises.

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