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asagar
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I am writing a Cobol batch program which calls 3 sub-programs. I want to use a control card in the JCL, which gives me an option to call selected sub-programs. Something like 'YNN' would call only the first sub-program, and 'YYY' would call all three.
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Phrzby Phil
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If you are asking is this a good control scheme, then think about:
1. future mods, with maybe more subroutines
2. readability to whoever inherits this from you - perhaps the control card can actually name each subroutine to be called |
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Peter cobolskolan
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Google PARAMETER COBOL JCL and you will find "how to".
Rest is simple programming logic. |
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Bill Woodger
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What's the reasoning behind this?
Is this for production? If so, is the Audit department happy with execution of sub-programs depending on control cards? |
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daveporcelan
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What do these sub-programs do?
I would think the actual input data you are processing would drive which sub programs to call. |
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asagar
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| The sub-programs do unload for tables, these are for ad-hoc runs in test |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
You can use the Y/N scheme for only a few called modules, but this may become unmanagable when the number grows . . .
Suggest you consider using a "control file" (or member in an existing pds that is used for sontrol data) that contains one record for each sub-module to call - if you intend to do this thru called modules.
Peresonally, i'd probably read the control file and generate the jcl and control statements to do the unloads so that i would not have to include all of the jcl for all of the unloads in one step. . . fwiw. |
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Jose Mateo
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Good day to all!
I think using jcl parameter or control cards for your purpose is well and done. Using a control file is more well design but more work has to be done. If you could control the sub-routines by the format of your input or some field in the input then that's the best way to go. |
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dick scherrer
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Hello,
Yes, there would be a bit more work to process the "control cards" but very little more.
If i understand, the "parm data" is the input and is to control which unloads are to be run. Possibly i mis-understand. |
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nalini_s_in
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| you can also code in program by setting return codes for each subprograms.So in JCL based on the return code you can set cond codes so that it bypasses the remaing steps and submits only the step which is required. |
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