JCL to get the execution end time of jobs

hiravibk · Active User Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Posts: 107 Location: India

Hi,
We are trying to automate a process wherein, I need to get the execution end time of 10 jobs. Now we are doing it manually by checking it in $AVRS. Can anyone please explain me how can i get execution end time of a job by running a JCL.

Thank you,
Ravi

expat · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 11:14 am

That all depends on which program the JCL processes.

hiravibk · Active User Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Posts: 107 Location: India

Hi,

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 4:46 pm

Have you looked at the $AVRS User's Manual? Have you spotted the $AVRPULL batch job yet? If not, I suggest you start reading.

expat · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:02 pm

Just out of interest, having been in IT for 35 years, I have never felt the need to know at what time jobs have finished.

Would you mind explaining the reason behind your question.

hiravibk · Active User Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Posts: 107 Location: India

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:31 pm

why not process the SMF records ???

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:32 pm

MIPS, abominable snowmen, elapsed time, Sasquatch, looping batch jobs, Loch Ness monster -- mythological figures all.

expat · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:39 pm

[rant on]

OK, here I go again.

Usually every site has a capacity and performance group, which will almost certainly already have all of the information that you need. That was certainly the case when I was responsible for perf & cap.

It would be much quicker for you to talk to them and see if
(a) They could actually produce the report for you as part of their daily routine
(b) They tell you where the information is stored

This type of report generation is almost always the reinvention of the wheel, with you duplicating the effort of another group to gather information that is already gathered and available.

And just think of the street cred when you tell your boss how quickly you sorted it out

[rant off]

dbzTHEdinosauer · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:40 pm

you could check with the log that your scheduler produces.

hiravibk · Active User Joined: 14 Dec 2008 Posts: 107 Location: India

Robert Sample · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 6:21 pm

Your site support group should have downloaded and installed the manual as part of the $AVRS install, so contact them to find out where it is. Barring that, they can sign onto www.seasoft.com and get the manual from the vendor for you. The site does require registration before accessing the manuals, so you probably cannot do this directly.

fayazbashask · New User Joined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 9 Location: Hyderabad

Hopefully you can check this with REXX code.
I suggest experts comments.
We have done some sort of automations using REXX, but not this type.
Hopefully we can do this as well.

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:52 pm

Fayaz, REXX code is not needed. $AVRS provides a batch job as part of their installation that does exactly what the o/p wanted. Why reinvent the wheel?

expat · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:52 pm

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:54 pm

Robert Sample · Posted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:54 pm

expat, GMTA!