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Is it possible to bypass the fist step in the JCL
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subbubannurutcs

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PostPosted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 4:22 pm
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Is it possible to bypass the fist step in the jcl
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me_abhishekkapoor

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:58 am
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Hi Subbu,

Yes u can bypass the first step.

give cond=only in the first step
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priyesh.agrawal

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:10 am
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Abhishek...

I am not sure if COND=ONLY is going to satisfy the requirement here.

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ONLY
Specifies that this job step is to be executed only if a preceding step abnormally terminated. When ONLY is coded, the system:


I would suggest to use RESTART parameter instead to bypass the first Step.
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