Passing data from COBOL program to JCL(JOB)

Gops · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 24

Hi Guys,

Please let me know if there any way to pass the data form COBOL program to JCL(JOB).

Cheers,
Gopal

Bill Dennis · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 6:33 pm Post subject:

You can set a step return code from 0 to 4095 to control what step runs next.

Please describe what you want to do.

Gops · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 24

Hi Bill,

Thanks for quick response.

Yes we can pass the return code to halt the process(programs) by passing return codes form 0 to 4095.

I have 2 qustions for u now.

1. How can we control which step runs next by passing return codes form 0 to 4095?

2. Other that return codes can we pass any other data(value) from cobol program to the JCL?

Cheers,
Gops

Craq Giegerich · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject:

Both questions have been asked and answered many times before.

Gops · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 24

Craq,

So Kind of you, Could please give the link if they have been asked earlier,
So that I can refer them and find the answer for my question.

Cheers,
Gops

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 3:05 pm Post subject:

Gops,

so lazy of you not to look.

Gops · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 24

Hi Dick,

Its not being lazy, I did search to find the answer for my queries and couldn't find the relevant link.

I some some can help me to get the link i would be graeat..

Thanks,

Gops

superk

enrico-sorichetti

Why not look t the source of the knowledge itself

click on the manual link at the top of the page

and go for the JCL reference and guide

or ..
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/z/os/zos/bkserv/index.html#other_pubs

so You can choose the manuals related to Your exact os release

superk

I was thinking about making a comment that, realistically, its up to the COBOL developer to code the proper RETURN-CODE values where necessary, and from there its up to the JCL coders/Production Support team to make the decisions as to what to do with them. Its really a moot point for the developer.

Gops · New User Joined: 21 Jul 2005 Posts: 24

Guys,

Thanks a lot for flood of responses, but I would rather interested to know more about ---

As COBOL developer
2. Other than return codes can we pass any other data(value) from cobol program to the JCL?

Cheers,
Gops

Gnanas SNG · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:46 pm Post subject:

Gops,

jaspal · New User Joined: 22 May 2007 Posts: 49 Location: mumbai

Hi All,

I do have solution to pass value from one program to other step of job.

lets consider job1 : step010
step020
step030

IF you want to pass value from step010 then you need to change the
scheduling.
how...?

now if step010 had one program(M5DATPGM) which holds let us consider a sequence number which need to be passed to next step020
what can we do ......................?

we would create one datalib which holds job ( that would have Step020)
now program would read that datalib and create on GDG version file by replacing that '@@@' by sequence number.

M5JOb@@@ (U,DAT),'@@@'
time=1,user=jas@@@

now in stead of step020 of job1 you would load this GDG version in jobtrac
by multigen step .
and it should trigger other job ( step030 of job1) or you can add this step in datalib to create a job in GDG version.

jasorn · Active User Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 109

dick scherrer · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

Hello,