Job shud not wait for the step which runs for 12 hrs

srini63 · New User Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 10

I have a jcl and in that jcl there is one step which is a long running step..lets say that step runs for 12 hrs..I have some other steps below this step..

All I want is, the job shud not wait for the step which runs for 12 hrs...it shud run the below steps as well parallely..

Thanks,
Srini.

MFRASHEED · Active User Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 186 Location: USA

1. You have to take these steps out and trigger another job if dataset is available to run seperately. Remove steps from this long running job and put in another job.

2. If steps are expecting a dataset from same job, then once this dataset is available you can trigger another job from same job. Just before long running step starts.

srini63 · New User Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 10

David P · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 1:57 am

Correct me if I am wrong here, but can't you achieve what you want by flipping the steps.

What I mean is put the current second step as the first one and the current first one as second if there is no dependency in them.

David P.

srini63 · New User Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 10

MFRASHEED · Active User Joined: 14 Jun 2005 Posts: 186 Location: USA

I don't think you can do that in same job, meaning just maker other steps to execute while prior step is running.

What you can do in same job, is take other steps put it in a new job and trigger new job it using SASSTRLR CA-7 module before long running step starts.

But as you said, if next steps are not waiting for datasets then take these steps out and put in another job or create a new job and trigger new job whenever it needs to run.

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:00 am

In accord to what Rasheed said...
Let's Say... Here is your current job sequence...