Reset Previous step's return code

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 2:04 pm

Hi All,

Suppose If S010.RC = 08. And before executing S020 I want to reset S010.Rc to 0. How can I do that ?

Regards,

Priyesh

superk · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:36 pm

You can't.

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:51 pm

die7nadal · Active User Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 156

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 10:58 pm

But coding S015 with LASTCC will not make any effect on the RC of S010.

And I want to change S010.RC

S015 coded with setting LASTCC=0, will only setting S015.RC=0.

Please comment ....whether I m correct...

Regards,

Priyesh

somasundaran_k · Active User Joined: 03 Jun 2003 Posts: 134

Priyesh
As Superk mention it's not possible.
There is no method for resetting the COND CODE for a step that has already finished.

hth
-Som

die7nadal · Active User Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 156

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2005 1:31 pm

Durga · New User Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 3 Location: PUNE

Hi Priyesh,
We can change the return code in cobol program by setting the value of RETURN-CODE to 0. RETURN-CODE is a register which has the value of previous step return code. So by setting this register to 0 the return code of step01 will be changed.

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 9:04 am

Hi Durga,

Not very sure about what you said. I am again making it clear, S010 has been executed completly with RC=08 (Let it be IDCAMS). Now Before executing S020 (suppose PROGPROC), I'll have to reset S010.RC to 0.
Acc to you it is possible by inserting another step S015 with a program in COBOL, resetting the RC registor's Value to 0.....Is that what you said, If yes can you please send me the code of getting it done.

Thanks & Regards,

Priyesh

MGIndaco · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 6:18 pm

You can't reset the Return Code but you can execute other step using cond=even.

die7nadal · Active User Joined: 23 Mar 2005 Posts: 156

LICMW · New User Joined: 05 May 2005 Posts: 1

Priyesh,

Yes, it is possible to set a step's return code within the cobol program that the step is exeuting.

At the end of the program that is currently being executed, you will set the RETURN-CODE to whatever you need it to be set to.

For example - if you have STEP0001 and STEP0002 in your JCL and STEP0002 depends on the RC of STEP0001, you can do the following:

Within the program executed by STEP0001....

Prior to your STOP RUN (or whichever point you are about to end execution and know that you are not going to abend) insert this:

MOVE 11 TO RETURN-CODE (or whatever rc you need)

So in your case, you will MOVE 0 TO RETURN-CODE at whatever point you know there is no abend.

Then in your JCL, check for RC=0 as normal.

Hope that helps.

priyesh.agrawal · Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 9:52 pm

LICMW,

Firstly Many Thanks for putting effort towards it.

But My query was "Can we reset RC of an already executed step ?"

For that I got reply as "NO".

In your way, first step is not completed, & RC is being set within the execution of first step.

Think I m clear.

Regards,

Priyesh.