How to pass parms IN EXEC statement

GiridharanN · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:16 pm

I have a situation where a JCL step executes a proc (IMS updation). The COBOL program that should be executed to update the database is passed as a parameter to this proc (eg, S=PROG1). Now I'd like to pass some parameters to this prog. Is that possible? can u give me an example of the syntax.

My current synatax look slike this:

STEP01 EXEC PROC1,S=PROG1,PSB=XXX.

How to pass parms to PROG1 through this

expat · Posted: Mon May 14, 2007 10:17 pm

Is PSB a valic symbolic coded into your proc

GiridharanN · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:10 pm

Yes. PSB is a valid symbolic coded in PROC1.

William Thompson · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:21 pm

What does the proc PROC1 look like?

GiridharanN · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:44 pm

PROC1 again has a step executing a program called DFSRRC00 to which it passes S (S=PROG1 in the job exec stmt). I m unable to get access to view the source of this DFSRRC00.

PROC1 is used for IMS DB updation.

expat · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:47 pm

I think that William wanted to see the JCL that form the PROC, as do I

GiridharanN · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:59 pm

I may have authorization issues with that.

if u can give me specific questions on the proc, i'll get that information and post it.

expat · Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 6:05 pm

I appreciate that you may have issues with posting JCL from your site, but there is nothing better than seeing it for yourself in helping to determine problems.

Obviously we will respect your decision either to post or not to post.

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:05 am

If you cannot post the proc, you will get few specific questions.

If we can see the proc, we can offer suggestions as well as ask specific questions.

If you post only the proc and the execute jcl (we shouldn't need the job card which might have several sensative components), i would hope that the only worrisome values would be dataset names and you could globally edit them to make them non-sensative.

superk · Posted: Wed May 16, 2007 12:24 am

I don't know, maybe its me, but I can't even determine why the question is being asked. Does that fact that the program is an "IMS updation" have some sort of special meaning?

Seems to me that the program has to be passed parameters via the PARM= JCL statement. Either the PROC step that calls the program has to include the PARM= statement, or the variable could be coded to include it:

//STEP01 EXEC PROC1,S='PROG1,PARM=PARMDATA'

rameshfoa · New User Joined: 05 Apr 2007 Posts: 27 Location: chennai

I think Giridharan wants this....

DFSRRC00 is a program for which the pgm type,pgm name and PSB are passed in PARM parameter. The question is how to pass parameter to the actual IMS program that is given in PARM of DFRRC00..

GiridharanN · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:16 pm

That is my exact requirement. Thanks rameshfoa. Sorry folks. Couldn't visit the site yesterday.

is there any way to pass the parm to the prog.

Devzee · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 6:29 pm

This is related to IMS forum:

Refer to ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=20547

Bitneuker · Posted: Thu May 17, 2007 10:43 pm

GiridharanN · Posted: Fri May 18, 2007 3:38 pm

Thanks a lot for the help. am using a sysin in my jcl to pass the value to my prog as specified in the link that you provided.