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manjunath_mf

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:28 pm
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hi all,
i have a doubt regarding job step execution. say i have 6 steps in a job. after executing the 1 to 6 step, can i execute the 2nd step again which has already executed.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 12:29 pm
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Manjunath,

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can i execute the 2nd step again which has already executed.

Any reason for such an execution?
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manjunath_mf

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:02 pm
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murmohk1 wrote:
Manjunath,

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can i execute the 2nd step again which has already executed.

Any reason for such an execution?


thanks for the interest,
in 2nd step a table was updated, in 6th step new records were added, now again i need to update the new records added..

regards,
manjunath
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:04 pm
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Why dont you repeat second step again?
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Anuj Dhawan

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 4:29 pm
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Hi,

When JCL concept was designed, I think they followed top-down approach. If 'something' which is happeing in JOB's second step needs to be done again afeter JOB's last step, you need to write a mechanism to rerun that..so Murali's suggestion suits here.
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manjunath_mf

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:33 pm
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Anuj D. wrote:
Hi,

When JCL concept was designed, I think they followed top-down approach. If 'something' which is happeing in JOB's second step needs to be done again afeter JOB's last step, you need to write a mechanism to rerun that..so Murali's suggestion suits here.


OK THANKS,
manju
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