CA7 deleting files in steps after job terminates

y0btunhgu0d · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:31 am

I have a process that receives a file from an outside vendor. That file is then validated before it is used to build a working file used in downstream JCLs. The issue that I am having is that CA7 is allowing an IDCAMS step that clears the output file to execute even though the validation step fails. Is it normal for CA7 to clear out file ahead of the actual step?

dneufarth · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 2:19 am

So, a job runs upon receiving (ftp?) a file from somewhere. That job has multiple steps. One of those steps fails and the next step proceeds to delete/clear a file.

I think we need more details about the overall process and the jobs/steps involved and how CA7 monitors the progress.

vasanthz · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:23 pm

y0btunhgu0d · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:23 am

This is the basic Idea.

//GENERIC1 JOB 'GENERIC JCL',
// CLASS=?,
// MSGCLASS=?,
// COND=(4,LT),
// REGION=??
//*
//OVRLIB JCLLIB ORDER=(GENERIC.PROC.LIB)
//*
//JOBLIB DD DSN=GENERIC.LOAD,DISP=SHR
//*
//STEP001 EXEC PGM=PROGRAMA
//INFILE DD DSN=GENERIC.INPUT.VENDOR.FILE,
// DISP=(SHR,KEEP,KEEP),
// DCB=BUFNO=31
//*
//*
// IF STEP001.RC EQ 0 THEN
//*
//*
//STEP002 EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSUDUMP DD SYSOUT=&DOUT
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=&SOUT
//SYSOUT DD SYSOUT=&SOUT
//SYSIN DD *,SYMBOLS=JCLONLY
DELETE GENERIC.OUTPUT.VENDOR.FILE
IF MAXCC = 8 THEN SET MAXCC = 0
//*
//*
// ELSE
//*
//*
//STEP099 EXEC PGM=ATABEND
//*
//*
// ENDIF
//*
//*

But I think the issue I am having is from in this post.

ibmmainframes.com/viewtopic.php?t=56071&start=0&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=

y0btunhgu0d · Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 1:24 am

In the failure STEP001.RC was equal to 5.