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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 9:43 am
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Could it be possible to start the job execution from a particular step using COND parameter (should not use restart)?

My answer was NOT POSSIBLE. Please let me know, if Im correct or made a mistake.

Thanks all for your inputs in advance.
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muthuvel

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 11:42 am
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Murmokh,
In the job card give the steps not to be executed as COND=ONLY.
For example ,if the job has 3 steps R1,R2,R3.Let's assume you want to execute the 3rd step alone and skip the first two steps.
Then code it as COND.R1=ONLY,COND.R2=ONLY
where R1 and R2 are step names.
By doing this you skip the first two steps and execution will be for R3 only.

Hope you are clear....
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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:28 pm
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Muthu,

I had tried executing a job with 3 steps (all are iefbr14 steps). Got the JCL error. Pasted the spool message (JESJCLIN)
below for your reference -


Code:


//CONDDDD JOB (TEST),'PD2ZD',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,TIME=(,5),
//          COND.STEP1=ONLY,COND.STEP3=ONLY
************** NON-VALID JOB      STMT - KEYWORD LENGTH NOT VALID ******
//* $ACFJ219 ACF2 ACTIVE MVSD
//*
//*
//STEP1  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//IN1   DD DSN=&&SYSUID..MURALI.UTILS1,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
//         SPACE=(TRK,0)
//*
//STEP2  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//IN2   DD DSN=&&SYSUID..MURALI.UTILS2,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
//         SPACE=(TRK,0)
//*
//STEP3  EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
//IN3   DD DSN=&&SYSUID..MURALI.UTILS3,DISP=(MOD,DELETE,DELETE),
//         SPACE=(TRK,0)
$HASP106 JOB DELETED BY JES2 OR CANCELLED BY OPERATOR BEFORE EXECUTION
------ JES2 JOB STATISTICS ------
           17 CARDS READ
            7 SYSOUT PRINT RECORDS
            0 SYSOUT PUNCH RECORDS
            0 SYSOUT SPOOL KBYTES
         0.00 MINUTES EXECUTION TIME




My intention was to execute step2 alone. I assume the JCL error is because of COND condition given in the job statement.

Could be please share few more inputs in this regard.
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muthuvel

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 1:53 pm
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I have done it for cataloged procedures.I am testing for instream procedure.

Any way myguess, don't code it in job statement.

Code it seperately between jobcard and step1.
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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:04 pm
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Muthu,

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Code it seperately between jobcard and step1.


Could you provide an example for this?
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muthuvel

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:05 pm
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Hi here's the answer,
COND=ONLY should be given in the particular step which you don't want to execute.
For example,If Step 1 is to be bypassed
Code:
STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,COND=ONLY

for step2 it is
Code:
STEP2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,COND=ONLY


This will help you...
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murmohk1

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 20, 2007 2:22 pm
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Thanks Muthu. It worked fine.
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JayC

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:56 pm
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muthuvel wrote:
Hi here's the answer,
COND=ONLY should be given in the particular step which you don't want to execute.
For example,If Step 1 is to be bypassed
Code:
STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,COND=ONLY

for step2 it is
Code:
STEP2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,COND=ONLY


This will help you...


Suppose I have 3 IEFBR14 steps in my JOb, Step1,2 and 3 and I want to run only STEP1 and STEP3, and if I code

STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,COND=ONLY
.
.
.
STEP2 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
.
.
STEP3 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14,COND=ONLY

STEP1 will definately run,because there are no previous return codes to check hence the first step runs. STEP2 will run of course, no issues. and then STEP3 when it checks the return code, suppose STEP2 has abended... then that would mean that STEP3 WILL ALSO RUN!!?

Correct me If I am wrong.
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Srihari Gonugunta

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:22 pm
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STEP1 will not run, even if it is first step when you use COND=ONLY.
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Robert Sample

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:25 pm
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From the JCL Language Reference:
Quote:
The system evaluates a COND parameter on the first EXEC statement in a job as false. However, you can use an IF statement before the first EXEC statement in a job to bypass the step.
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Srihari Gonugunta

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:41 pm
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True Robert. But I concluded my statement after thorough testing only.
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:27 pm
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Oops.. Sorry
What I meant to write was "STEP1 will DEFINATELY NOT RUN"....

Sorry for the typo.
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enrico-sorichetti

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:48 pm
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I do not understand why interviewers keep asking such a stupid question...

in any decently managed operations room, people are not allowed to
submit changed on the fly jobs....


the proper steps are...
1 setup
2 run
-- in case of malfunctions
-- recovery/reset
-- repeat step 2
3 post process

the production jobs should never be changed or run partially
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