program not found in steplib but found in joblib

Prabha · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 79

Hi,

I have coded both job lib and step lib.

Step lib will override joblib right???

\\jobname job ..
\\joblib dd dsn=joblib dataset
\\ step exec pgm =xxx
\\steplib dd dsn=steplib dataset

If my pgm is not available in step lib dataset, in this case what will happen?? Will it search in job lib dataset?? I dont think so..

Because If steplib overrides joblib means, then it should show pgm not found right??

Kindly help me out this.

Devzee · Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:54 am

If you think something like this, then just try it out to confirm.

Steplib is not actually override joblib, you are just changing the search preference for that step.
If you give steplib then the program will be searched first in steplib and if not found then it looks in joblib.

Prabha · New User Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Posts: 79

Thank u !!!

mohanbabu_ib · New User Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 8 Location: chennai

Hi,

When you override the joblib using steplib the jcl will search for the program in steplib only and if it is not there, then the job will abend.

I have experienced similar abends like this. In such case we need to include the pds (where the module is present) in the joblib, in the steplib itself.

something of this sort..

//steplib dd dsn=PDS to override the joblib
// dd dsn=PDS specified in the joblib.

Hope this will help.