I want to execute only step20 to step40 in a JCL

Connect_G · New User Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Chennai

Hello World of Mainframes !!

I am new member and very glad to be a part of this Forum.

I am beginner . . Today we are asked a question i.e.,

There is a JCL containing 100 steps
i want to execute the steps from
step20 to step40 How can i do that ??

Please gimme the solution

Thank U

nagappaankad · New User Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 1 Location: Bangalore

Restart from step 20 and code null statement after step 40. I hope this will do.

Nagappa S Ankad.

parikshit123 · Active User Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 269 Location: India

Hi,
You might like to use restart and cond in your job.
This will do it.

This has been discussed in this forum before.

so, please search the forum before posting a question

Thanks,
Parikshit

Connect_G · New User Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Chennai

Thank you Parikshit . .
i too thought the same . .
and here is a better solution i think

solution . . .

This can be done by using the predefined utilities
IEBEDIT & INTRDR
this is the JCL

// JOB . . .
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEBEDIT
//SYSUT1 DD DSN=A.PDS(M1),DISP=SHR
//SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=(*,INTRDR)
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
EDIT TYPE=INCLUDE,STEPNAME=STEP20-STEP30
/*

WE CAN ALSO EXECUTE ONLY REQUIRED STEPS

//SYSIN DD *
EDIT TYPE=INCLUDE,STEPNAME=STEP3,STEP50,STEP20
/*

IN THE EDIT TYPE WE CAN USE "EXCLUDE" ALSO FOR EXCLUDING THE REQUIRED STEPS FROM EXECUTION

//SYSIN DD *
EDIT TYPE=EXCLUDE,STEPNAME=STEP100,STEP20 (OR) STEP20-STEP30
/*

saira_mansoor · New User Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 10 Location: NOIDA

In Jobcard, if we give restart=step20 means, it will execute the steps from 20 onwards, and the // (Null statement) after the 40th step, will terminate the job after executing the 40th step.

cjcpr · New User Joined: 21 Mar 2006 Posts: 21 Location: USA

Connect_G · New User Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 5 Location: Chennai

Even its a long shot its a good solution !!

varun_sharma · New User Joined: 08 Jun 2005 Posts: 19 Location: new delhi

Hi

Instead of this complex JCL simply use Restart for Step 20 and from there onwards use COND or if-and-else. Please let me know if you are not able to get me.

Cheers
Varun

jasorn · Active User Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 191 Location: USA

There are basically two approaches to this problem. The first is the quick and easy one in which you just put in the restart and the '//'. That has is problem atic if you chane the steps you want to run a lot. The other is a more permant solutions using condition code logic built into every step or some other tool such as the one mentioned here. They all have their pros and cons. I'd try some and see which you like the best.

sreenivas_mf · New User Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Posts: 5 Location: hyd

hi,
by using rd(restart definition), cond parameters we can execute the jobs in our required manner