Selective execution of Steps in a JCL containing N no. of st

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

Hi Scherrer

This question arises after going thru the manuals only. As there is no clear description abt that.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:35 am

Hello,

Is there some reason more than the IEBEDIT - "Copy Steps from Three Jobs" example is needed? It appears to be exactly what you want to do. . .

Maybe there is something i misunderstand?

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

Yeah, actually the thing is that I need to execute some steps from different JCLs for testing (some 5 JCLs are there). The restriction is that I don't have to execute the complete JCLs.
- One way that automatically comes to mind is to copy the steps from different JCLs and merge them into a single one and then submit that JCL. But that is a simple and old wayout, and nothing new to learn.

- IEBEDIT helped in learning in things and in new ways too.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:58 am

Hello,

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

ok! I was considering the process of copying the steps into a new single JCL.

But considering my problem, no solution is provided.

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 9:27 am

Hello,

Binop B · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:44 am

Hi Vivek,

I am guessing now your problem is that you are having multiple JCLs in different datasets or members of a PDS.

This should probably work...

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

Hi Binop,

You are aboslutely correct. But I had already resolved it the same way.

I got a couple of questions here:

1. Some explanation about START parameter. Why and What is its use?
2. If two JCLs contain the same STEPNAME, provided with different results. How are we going to differentiate between them. I hope, the answer to previous question might be the answer to this.

Binop B · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:47 am

Hi..

sorry there Vivek... i dont have much knowledge regarding the START parameter. I am sure u will find necessary details in the Manuals... ( look for started tasks )....

expat · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:51 am

Binop B

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

hi Expat,

I had tried this thing, and not able to understand the START parameter. Whatz the use of it. I simply require some info regarding the START parameter, so that I could have a the complete understanding of the code.

expat · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:59 am

Have you read what it says in the manual

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

As per the manuals:
START=jobname
specifies the name of the input job to which the EDIT statement applies. (Each EDIT statement must apply to a separate job.) If START is specified without TYPE and STEPNAME, the JOB statement and all job steps for the specified job are included in the output.

To be more precise:
1. Does the START statement auto-submits the job?
2. If not, then what is its use?
3. As per the definition, it specifies the name of the input job, to which the EDIT statement applies, but if we are already specifying the PS/PDS mem ber name containg the job, there will be no use of using the START parameter. Please let me know, if my understanding is correct.

With Binop's code, I had one more question:

1. What-if the two PDS specified in the SYSUT1 contains a member with same and performing different tasks.
2. In this case, how are we going to differentiate between them.

expat · Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:47 pm

Where in the manual does it say that START will auto submit jobs. Jobs could be auto submitted if you wanted them to be, with or without the START parameter, you just need to code your JCL accordingly.

If you had read the manual properly, you would know how the START parameter is used correctly. In particular see the description of SYSUT1.

VivekKhanna · New User Joined: 09 Feb 2009 Posts: 57 Location: India

yeah, I tried that without START parameter. It worked, but you will need to have specify the SYSOUT=(*,INTRDR) only then the mentioned step is getting executed. I tried with SYSOUT=*, but it didn't worked.