Same Temporary dataset name given in two jobs.

jaspal · New User Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 68 Location: mumbai

Hi,

can we use same temporary dataset name in two job
Ex-
Job-1 : OTEMP DD DSN=&&DSET01,
DISP=(NEW,PASS,DELETE),

Job2: OIDSP DD DSN=&&DSET01,
DISP=(NEW,PASS,DELETE),

if Job1 and JOB2 runs parallel does it have any impact on dataset.
both jobs have their own functionally.

Thanks,
Jaspal

dick scherrer · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:27 pm

Hello,

You can use the same &&dsn in multiple jobs. The system generates a unique name for each && dataset specified.

To see this, look at the 3rd jes sysout (it will show the dataset allocation/de-allocation and you can see the generated dataset name).

CICS Guy · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:54 pm

jaspal · New User Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 68 Location: mumbai

Thanks Dick ,for the confirmation. i have coded same temporary dataset name in two different job and they ran parallel.

i do validated the output there was no impact.

dick scherrer · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:23 am

Hello,

CICS Guy · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 1:27 am

jaspal · New User Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 68 Location: mumbai

Both jobs are having different name......then there should be no issue...?

dick scherrer · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:41 am

Hello,

If both jobs have different names, there will not be a problem.

It is also very likely that your system is configured to only run 1 job of a given name at one time. You can easily test this by submitting multiple jobs with the same name and watching all but one be held in the queue as "duplicate".

jaspal · New User Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 68 Location: mumbai

Yes Dick, you are true if multiple jobs are submitted with the same name in one region then JES executes one job at a time and puts other jobs on hold.