A jcl calls a proc that contains only the IEFBR14 step

Jithesh N · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 11:30 am

A jcl calls a proc that contains only the IEFBR14 step.
No parameters for the IEFBR14 program.
What does this mean? Is there any scenario like this?

//STEP010 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14

manihcl85 · New User Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 52 Location: chennai

Hi,

IEFBR14 is an dummy utility it wont do anything.

Regards,
Mani

prav_06 · Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 12:04 pm

Jithesh N,
U had mentioned that there was no parameters, did u mean to say that there were no DD parameters, if u r jcl has just the EXEC st. with IEFBR14 utility , it makes no sense, instead u would be havind one or more dd st. specifying creation or deletion etc.., please post u r entire JCL to know what u r step does.

Thamilzan.

agkshirsagar · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 5:38 pm

It is wrong to say that IEFBR14 does nothing.

It sets the return code to 0.
In JCL programmer may be trying to achieve the same.

dick scherrer · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:27 am

Hello,

Please post the jcl that calls the proc and the entire proc itself.

When we can see both we will be able to offer suggestions.

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Hi Abhijit,

Setting the RC to zero by running BR14 serves no purpose.

It sets R15 to zero to correct a bug that existed in BR14. Every so often it returned a non-zero and wreaked havoc with the remaining steps.

Running it to set the RC to zero won't change anything.

They may have used the proc then discontinued its use and didn't want to change all the jobstreams that called it, so they replaced the executed steps w/a BR14.

Devzee · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:18 am

This are some times called as dummy job and will be used to trigger other jobs.

cobolunni · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 12:46 pm

yes in job scheduling s/m the dummy job act as a trigger