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Dynamic JCL - FEW questions.

 
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reshmamohiyiddin

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:35 am    Post subject: Dynamic JCL - FEW questions.
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Hi All,

Is it possible to change parameter values dynamically in a JCL without human intervenction?
Can the job scheduler do date arithmetic to determine the value that it needs to dynamically included in the JCL?
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:36 am    Post subject: Reply to: Dynamic JCL - FEW questions.
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Yes, absolutely.
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Thanks Kevin. Do you mean to say this can be acheived only with the help of ReXX?

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PostPosted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 1:57 am    Post subject: Reply to: Dynamic JCL - FEW questions.
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Well, you haven't as of yet mentioned what job scheduling system you're using. Most likely, though, yes, the scheduling system would need this process to be coded in REXX.
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