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Hi, I have a JCL procedure that can be called by several jobs and I need to detect which is the job COND used. I need to do this because if my JCL procedure is run in a job with job COND=(04,LT) that's fine, otherwise I want to cause an abend.
Can this be done? How?

Thanks a lot, regards!

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Uhmm... any other way to make sure the job COND is set to a specif value?
Thanks a lot, regards.
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any other way to make sure the job COND is set to a specif value?

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Well, I beg to differ, it can be done.

What you need is a callable program which does nothing but abend.
So something like this:
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// IF RC GT 4 THEN
//   EXEC PGM=MYABEND
// ENDIF


Been there, done that. Caveat is of course that you need to be able to write and install such a program. Or use a name like NOTEXIST to force an ABEND806-04 - but that would be nasty and misleading.

Sample from a zOS2.2 system:
Code:
// JCLLIB ORDER=(HLA.SASMSAM1)                               
//*                                                           
//A   EXEC HLASMCLG,PARM.C='TERM',PARM.L='RMODE(24),AMODE(31)'
//C.SYSLIB  DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MACLIB                       
//          DD DISP=SHR,DSN=SYS1.MODGEN                       
//          DD DISP=SHR,DSN=HLA.SASMMAC2                     
//C.SYSTERM DD SYSOUT=*                                       
//C.SYSIN   DD *                                             
         Equate                                               
         using MYABEND,R12                                   
MYABEND  Amode 31                                             
MYABEND  Rmode 24                                             
MYABEND  Csect                                               
         bakr  14,0                                           
         Abend 1                                             
         end                                                 
//L.SYSLMOD DD DISP=SHR,DSN=your.linklib(MYABEND)
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:50 am
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Willy Jensen, causing an abend is easy. What do you recommend for the first part -- determining what the job COND code is up until the TS'a program is executed?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 1:50 am
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Willy Jensen wrote:
Caveat is of course that you need to be able to write and install such a program. Or use a name like NOTEXIST to force an ABEND806-04 - but that would be nasty and misleading.

Why not a HLL program that invokes CEE3ABD or CEE3AB2?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:11 am
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Actually, my problem is that if they run my procedure with job COND 00,NE, whenever a step ends with RC 04 the job stops executing.
In order to force them use job COND 04,LT I would like to make the job abend for any smaller COND.
An alternative idea is to add an IDCAMS step to set MAXCC = 4 as first step so that, if they run the job with 00,NE that would be the only step executed but they should check out the spool in order to understand that some steps are missing. Making the job end in abend would be much easier to spot.
Writing a program that just makes the job abend is very easy and I already have it.
Thanks a lot for all your help!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:15 am
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I read that it may be done reading JES2 data ares but I have no skills nor enough knowledge on this, and St. Google is not helping.
Thanks again, A.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:29 am
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So, you mean somebody else writes the Job cards for Your Job and creates it with COND=(0,NE) without knowing that you actually wanted (4,LT) ??

My suggestion is to use COND=EVEN on the steps you want to run even if Job COND is saying (0,NE).

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 2:31 am
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RahulG31 wrote:
So, you mean somebody else writes the Job cards for Your Job and creates it with COND=(0,NE) without knowing that you actually wanted (4,LT) ??
--> Sad but true icon_sad.gif

RahulG31 wrote:
My suggestion is to use COND=EVEN on the steps you want to run even if Job COND is saying (0,NE).
--> As far as I know it works only in case of abend. I did a few tests but maybe I did something wrong.

Thanks a lot!
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:54 pm
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How about reading the COND from JES2 data areas?

Thanks!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 8:01 pm
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According to IBM (http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.hasd100/hasd100390.htm), condition code is stored here:
998 (3E6) BITSTRING 2 JCTJTCC(0) CONDITION CODE

Unfortunately I don't know how how to read this with a progam icon_smile.gif
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:03 pm
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Sorry, seems I misunderstood the question.
This assembler program will abend if the jobcc is not 0:

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         Equate                                           
         using GETJOBCC,R12                               
GETJOBCC Amode 31                                         
GETJOBCC Rmode 24                                         
GETJOBCC Csect                                           
         bakr  14,0                                       
         lr    r12,r15                                   
         sam31                                           
         la    r13,save1                                 
                                                         
         L     r4,16                     -> CVT           
         L     r4,0(,r4)                 -> TCBWORDS     
         L     r4,4(,r4)                 -> CURRENT TCB   
         l     r4,TCBJSTCB-TCB(,r4)      -> jobstep tcb   
         l     r4,TCBJSCB-TCB(,r4)       -> JSCB         
         sr    r5,r5                                     
         icm   r5,7,JSCBJCTA-IEZJSCB(r4) -> JCT           
         la    r5,16(,r5)                found by testing
         using INJMJCT,r5                                 
         clc   JCTCCODE(2),=x'0000'                       
         je    ok                                         
         abend 1                                         
         drop  r5                                         
ok       sr    r15,r15                                   
         pr    ,                                         
save1    ds    18f                                       
         ltorg                                           
                                                         
         Dsect                                           
         IEFAJCTB                                         
         IEZJSCB                                         
         IKJTCB                                           
         End
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 10:42 pm
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Awesome! I just tested it and it works perfectly!
Now I just need to add the COND operator, in order to accept only "LT".

Thank you soooooo much!

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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2016 11:50 pm
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It should be this:
CLC JCTCCODE(1),=X'D3E3'

I'm testing... I'm not so good in ASM icon_smile.gif
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Mr. Jensen's code may (no guarantees here) get you to the z/OS JCT (mapping macro is IEFAJCTB), not the JES2 JCT, which I think is what is really wanted.

There is a JCTCCODE field in IEFAJCTB, but only in the PL/S structure, not in the Assembler DSECT.

By the way,

CLC JCTCCODE(1),=X'D3E3'

will only test the first byte of X'D3E3'. You really should specify =C'LT', not some mysterious hex codes.
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Thanks Steve icon_smile.gif
I'm a very beginner in Assembler but luckily I've a colleague who can deal with it (and teach me something). I was just script kidding, just for not having to wait for my colleague.

I think the program has all desired features now and I have to thank you all! Special thanks to Willy Jensen for z/OS JCT mapping!

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Hi, I've a new feature I'd like to implement in the same program. I'd like to make sure that first char of jobname is the same as the first char of the job SCHENV.
I managed to read the jobname (JCTJNAME) but I could not find the SHENV. It should be stored in variable JCTSCHEN but I think it stays in an other area not mapped in the program. Any idea?
Willy Jensen can you to the miracle again? icon_biggrin.gif

Thanks you guys, thank you all!
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sorry, I couldn't find any reference to the SCHENV value.
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Oh, thank you anyway WJ!

Maybe I've found an alternative: instead of reading the SCHENV, I can pass DB2 name (that is SCHENV depending) as a parameter to the program and check it. I think this should fit my needs.
Time to go testing! icon_biggrin.gif
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sorry, I couldn't find any reference to the SCHENV value.


It's a WLM parameter. You will have to read the WLM manuals, because it's a bit long to explain.

WLM exits and JES2 use this parameter, and also the completion code information.

So i'm not sure what the TS is trying to accomplish. Writing a TWS/WLM exit?
With in his own words no knowledge of control blocks, exits and assembler?

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but luckily I've a colleague who can deal with it


So why is that person not asking those questions?
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PeterHolland, I'm just writing a program to make sure that my JCL procedure is used in the right way (correct job COND and a SCHENV matching the environment).
I have to do this because other users will make use of my JCL procedure, writing their own JCL jobs but they always try to ignore my guidelines. You know, it's an hard life icon_smile.gif
If I manage to force the job to abend if job COND and SCHENV are wrong, I can force them to use the right parameters. This is why I'm investigating how to do it and I'm almost done.
With respect to my colleague, I can't ask him to work on this task, he is deployed to an other project so I try to collect all information and ask him the less that I can.
Tomorrow I'll test my last idea, I'm confident it will work just fine.

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I can't ask him to work on this task, he is deployed to an other project so I try to collect all information and ask him the less that I can.


why not...
You are unloading on people that reply on their own time and free of charge problems related to the dynamics of Your organization
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I can't ask him to work on this task, he is deployed to an other project so I try to collect all information and ask him the less that I can.


why not...
You are unloading on people that reply on their own time and free of charge problems related to the dynamics of Your organization
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Enrico, the scenario is completely different from what you are trying to draw and I'm pretty sure you know it.
I want to figure out how to achieve a result on my own but I don't have enough skills and knowledge. The solution is googleing and asking to experts. My colleague just knows assembler, it does not mean he can find any kind of solution. I asked him how to do it the work an the answer was he does not know how to go from CVT to JSE2 mapping areas. I spent come time googleing and I have found the mapping. Then WJ provided the answer and I went back to my colleague. We replaced a few macros, I did a few changes and the program got to light.
Here, I'm just asking for help, nobody is forced to answer me, nobody if forced to spent time for me or even read the thread. It's awkward I have to write a reply like this!
Please, save some of your spare time and ignore the thread for now on. Thanks for your time.

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