If 4th step Bypassed what happened to 5th when cond=0,EQ

VIJAYOOTY · New User Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Location: bangalore

my job has 5 steps.

out of which i had by passed the 4th step.
i had coded cond=0,EQ in 5th step
will the step execute r not?
since step 4 has been bypassed give me suggestion?

khamarutheen · Active Member Joined: 23 Aug 2005 Posts: 677 Location: NJ

Hi VIJAYOOTY,
Since 4th job is bypassed the 5th job will not be executed.

appasi · New User Joined: 12 Dec 2005 Posts: 20 Location: Bangalore

Hi VIJAYOOTY,

when you have mentioned the COND = 0,EQ in 5th step
and as you mentioned 4th step is bypassed, so
5th step will not be executed.

Correct me if i am wrong

sunish · New User Joined: 23 May 2005 Posts: 19

hi

the 5th step will execute because it will look for the 3 rd step

Candy · New User Joined: 09 Dec 2005 Posts: 16

5th step will not be executed..

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

Where I went to school, COND=(0,EQ) meant: "if ANY previous step issues a RC of zero, DON'T execute this step".

VIJAYOOTY · New User Joined: 13 Mar 2005 Posts: 5 Location: bangalore

hi

thanks 4 u all ur valuable suggestions.

vijay

tarunflash · New User Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 25

5th get excutes.
because you have given cond code as cond=(0,eq) means this step gets bypaseed if previous step has a return code zero.
since the previous step was not executed it will not have return code zero.so 5th step will get executed.

Ramya A · Active User Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 104

If there is no specific step name in the condition statement, it will look for the RC of the previous step that executed..in this case Step 3.

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

A COND code w/no step mentioned means that **ANY** step issuing the RC will satisfy the condition.

sandeep4u · New User Joined: 12 Aug 2005 Posts: 32

Hi,
I think 5th step will executed as it will take RC of step 3. and bypassed step has no RC i.e. not equal to 0.

Correct me if wrong.......

Thanks..........

sandy

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:33 pm

Dear Sandy,

Firstly as mentioned by Jack earlier
A COND code w/no step mentioned means that **ANY** step issuing the RC will satisfy the condition.

Secondly why cant we test & run a sample job ourself to check such type of queries...Despite...I think....

Regards,

Priyesh.

kumar_ngl · New User Joined: 05 Aug 2005 Posts: 50 Location: chennai

hi tell me is this ryt or wrong ....

//step1 exec pgm=kkkk
//step2 exec pgm=fffff
//step3 exec pgm=hhhh
//step4 exec pgm=jjjj, cond=(0,EQ)
//step5 exec pgm=llll

if any of the step prior to step 4 return o then step4 will not be executed ,as well as the step 5

but if the code is //step4 exec pgm=jjjj, cond=(0,EQ,step3)

then the step4 only bypassed n the step 5 will get executed...am i ryt

kumar.p.v

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:54 pm

Suryanarayana.tadala · New User Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 43 Location: St.Louis

Step 5 will be executed as there is no specific step name in the condition statement, it will look for the RC of the previous step that executed..in this case Step 3.

correct me if i am wrong

mmwife · Super Moderator Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 1592

STEP5'S COND CODE STATES (in ENGLISH, not computerese):

"If ANY previous step issues a RC of ZERO, **DON'T** execute this (the 5th) step."

If, on the other hand, NONE of them issue an RC of zero, THEN, and ONLY then, will step5 execute.

rajesh_1183 · Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2005 5:06 pm

since the cond parameter is not specified at 5th step..does it checks whether the previous steps executed or not.....

Rajesh

anilbatta · New User Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 22

Hi

Suppose if you don't specify the COND parameter at all in the entire JCL then, JCL will execute the steps one by one. If this not the case, suppose

At 5th step, u have given COND parameter, specifying not to execute from 6th step onwards, then JCL will process your request according to that and stops executing the rest of the steps. This is all related to the conditions you specify in the COND parameter.

Regards
Anilbatta