Code to execute only particular step in JCL

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Hi Frenz...
I ve to write a code to execute only particular step in jcl.For example if we ve 10 steps in a jcl i ve to execute only 6th step...Help me on this issue...

amrita.chatterjee · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:32 am

6 continuous steps?

Devzee · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:33 am

I think this has been discussed in this forum. Try Search

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Thanks frenz...I found the answer from the forum itself...we can do this by using IEBEDIT...

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Hi all..
I need some assistance in this topic itself...If we use IEBEDIT we can do this from separate jcl only...I need to execute tat particular step from the same jcl itself(i.e the particular step from a sequence of 10 steps)...

dick scherrer · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:30 pm

Hello,

IEBEDIT will do what you want. It allows you to execute "from the same jcl itself(i.e the particular step from a sequence of 10 steps)...
".

If this will not do what you want, please clarify.

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Hello dick,
I used IEBEDIT in the same jcl where i'm having those 10 steps...But when i submit the job i get two job notifications for the same code...one for IEBEDIT and another for the those 10 steps...First it wil execute only the step i specified in IEBEDIT...But in the next job all the remainin are executing...How to overcome this...

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:26 pm

Hi,

Please post the JCL you used.

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:11 am

Hello,

As Anuj requested, please post the JCL you used. . .

It may help if you also post the unsatisfactory jes output(s).

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Hi all...this is the jcl i used..
//XIND10DA JOB (000),CLASS=E,MSGCLASS=T,NOTIFY=XIND10
//STEPA1 EXEC PGM=IEBEDIT
//SYSUT1 DD DISP=SHR,DSN=TAPG.ANAND.TEST(J034)
//SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD DATA
EDIT TYPE=INCLUDE,STEPNAME=(STEP4-STEP6)
/*
Followed by 10 steps in which i need to execute one step
//STEP1 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
.....
//STEP2 ...
....
//STEP10 ... Is there anything wrong in this code...help on this...

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:50 pm

Hello,

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Hi Dick...
I get wat u said but my doubt is, any possiblity to include IEBEDIT in the same jcl itself..Anyway thanks for all...I saw in this forum itself without IEBEDIT we can use label to execute particular sequence of steps from a number of steps(eg.executing only 4-6 from 10 steps)...
But i cant clearly get tat anybody used this method can explain me pls...

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:20 pm

Hello,

It looks like you are spinning your wheels.

If you want to run only 1 step (and not change the existing jcl/job), you can easily
use RESTART with a COND=
or
use IEBEDIT naming the step.

If you want to run multiple steps (and not change the existing jcl/job), you can use IEBEDIT and name the steps to be run - they may or may not happen to be consecutive.

To do what you want without modifying the existing jcl/job, you do not need any other way to do this.

Anand Dhandapani · New User Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Chennai

Thanks Dick...I did it with RESTART parameter in job card...I actually try to know wat are all the different ways to handle this issue...Its enough i think...

dick scherrer · Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:01 pm

You're welcome

It is good to learn more/all of the options available. Makes you much more flexible.

Good luck

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:45 pm