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Patrick Bacelar

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:39 pm
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Hello everyone, I'm creating a job that will run once a week and it basically needs to issue commands in JES2. These are basic commands such as "P OPCC" or "S OPCC" to terminate and start the task.
I have a REXX script that does this, and I can execute it directly or through screen 6 of IPSF:

EX 'MFTD.REXX(STOPOPCC)'

It works fine this way, but when I try to execute it through a job, it simply doesn't work...


Code:
/* REXX */                                     
RCODE = ISFCALLS('ON')                         
"ALLOC F(ISFTRACE) DA('MFTD.SDSF.TRACE') SHR"
 ADDRESS SDSF "ISFEXEC '/S OPCT'"               
"FREE F(ISFTRACE)"                             
CALL ISFCALLS('OFF')                           
RETURN RCODE 



Code:
//STOPOPCC JOB (),'STOP OPCC',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),
// MSGCLASS=X               
//*
//STEP0001  EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01   
//SYSEXEC   DD DSN=MFTD.REXX,DISP=SHR
//SYSTSPRT  DD   SYSOUT=A       
//SYSTSIN   DD   *               
  EXEC 'MFTD.REXX(STOPOPCC)'
/*                               
//



Job ended with RC 00 but nothing happens with the task...
I appreciate it if anyone has any suggestions.
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sergeyken

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 06, 2024 10:46 pm
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Add "trace r" or "trace i" to your REXX procedure.

Is it the first REXX code you've ever tried?
The coded logic looks extremely strange... 824.gif
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Patrick Bacelar

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 12:53 am
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Sorry, I'm not very experienced with REXX.

I updated the REXX script and submitted again the job, now I got this:


EXEC 'IBMUSER.REXX(STOPOPCC)'
3 *-* RCODE = ISFCALLS('ON')
>>> "0"
4 *-* "ALLOC F(ISFTRACE) DA('IBMUSER.SDSF.TRACE') SHR"
>>> "ALLOC F(ISFTRACE) DA('IBMUSER.SDSF.TRACE') SHR"
5 *-* ADDRESS SDSF "ISFEXEC '/S OPCT'"
>>> "ISFEXEC '/S OPCT'"
+++ RC(8) +++
6 *-* "FREE F(ISFTRACE)"
>>> "FREE F(ISFTRACE)"
7 *-* CALL ISFCALLS('OFF')
>>> "OFF"
>>> "0"
8 *-* RETURN RCODE
>>> "0"
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Willy Jensen

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:40 am
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I think that by now you should use the ISFSLASH command, i.e.
Code:
 Address SDSF "ISFSLASH" "'"cmd"'  (WAIT)" 

But you should also have some error handler, like:
Code:
 say 'Sdsf' cmd 'rc' cc isfmsg 
 if datatype(isfmsg2.0)='NUM' then do n=1 to isfmsg2.0           
   say isfmsg2.n               
 end                           

Why do you use EXEC 'MFTD.REXX(STOPOPCC)' if STOPOCC is in your SYSEXEC lib?
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Joerg.Findeisen

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:48 am
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When using ISFSLASH, the cmd to be issued is w/o the "/" prefix.
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Willy Jensen

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 2:29 am
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Indeed, thank you Joerg for pointing that out.
Sample:
cmd="S AESTSTC"
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Patrick Bacelar

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:07 am
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Like this?


Code:
//STOPOPCC JOB (),'STOP OPCC',NOTIFY=&SYSUID,CLASS=A,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),
// MSGCLASS=X                                                       
//*                                                                 
//STEP1   EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,DYNAMNBR=20                             
//SYSEXEC DD DSN=MFTD.REXX,DISP=SHR                             
//SYSTSPRT DD SYSOUT=*                                             
//SYSTSIN  DD *                                                     
  %STOPOPCC                                                         
/*



Code:
/* REXX */                                           
TRACE R                                             
RCODE = ISFCALLS('ON')                               
"ALLOC F(ISFTRACE) DA('MFTD.SDSF.TRACE') SHR"     
CMD = "S OPCT"                                     
ADDRESS SDSF "ISFSLASH" CMD "(WAIT)"                 
"FREE F(ISFTRACE)"                                   
CALL ISFCALLS('OFF')                                 
/* ERROR HANDLING */                                 
SAY 'SDSF' CMD 'RC' RCODE ISFMSG                     
IF DATATYPE(ISFMSG2.0)='NUM' THEN DO N=1 TO ISFMSG2.0
  SAY ISFMSG2.N                                     
END                                                 
RETURN RCODE                                         
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Patrick Bacelar

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 5:08 am
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RC(20) - According to the IBM website

Return codes for ISFSLASH
20 - A request failed due to an environmental error.

And I noticed this also:

"SDSF S OPCT RC 0 NOT AUTHORIZED FOR CMD"
SDSF S OPCT RC 0 NOT AUTHORIZED FOR CMD


%STOPOPCC
3 *-* RCODE = ISFCALLS('ON')
>>> "0"
4 *-* "ALLOC F(ISFTRACE) DA('IBMUSER.SDSF.TRACE') SHR"
>>> "ALLOC F(ISFTRACE) DA('IBMUSER.SDSF.TRACE') SHR"
5 *-* CMD = "S OPCT"
>>> "S OPCT"
6 *-* ADDRESS SDSF "ISFSLASH" CMD "(WAIT)"
>>> "ISFSLASH S OPCT (WAIT)"
+++ RC(20) +++
7 *-* "FREE F(ISFTRACE)"
>>> "FREE F(ISFTRACE)"
8 *-* CALL ISFCALLS('OFF')
>>> "OFF"
>>> "0"
9 *-* /* ERROR HANDLING */
10 *-* SAY 'SDSF' CMD 'RC' RCODE ISFMSG
>>> "SDSF S OPCT RC 0 NOT AUTHORIZED FOR CMD"
SDSF S OPCT RC 0 NOT AUTHORIZED FOR CMD
11 *-* IF DATATYPE(ISFMSG2.0)='NUM'
>>> "1"
*-* THEN
*-* DO N=1 TO ISFMSG2.0
>>> "1"
>>> "2"
12 *-* SAY ISFMSG2.N
>>> "ISF776I Processing started for action 1 of 2."
ISF776I Processing started for action 1 of 2.
13 *-* END
11 *-* DO N=1 TO ISFMSG2.0
12 *-* SAY ISFMSG2.N
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Pedro

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:54 am
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re: "NOT AUTHORIZED FOR CMD"

seems clear.

Perhaps try with a display command first. (might have less security requirements).

See www.ibm.com/docs/en/zos/3.1.0?topic=language-security-rexx
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 07, 2024 7:59 am
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One of the examples of ISFSLASH says
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Because the commands contain blanks, enclose them in single quotation marks.
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hankoerlemans

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 4:49 am
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Pedro is correct. Without the quotes the console sees an S command with no arguments and OPCT on a new "line".

And you might enjoy the copious quantities of messages you get when you add
Code:
//ISFRXDBG DD DUMMY

to the job.

It's quite possible you are missing a variety of authorizations in the SDSF and OPERCMDS RACF classes.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:01 am
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re: "//ISFRXDBG DD DUMMY"

Instead of DUMMY, shouldn't it be SYSOUT=* or a data set name so that the output is saved?
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2024 3:18 am
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Nope dd dummy. Output goes to the terminal or SYSTSPRT in batch.
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Patrick Bacelar

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2024 11:18 pm
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It seems to be really an authorization issue. I've been looking at other topics and people have problems executing commands in SDSF through jobs, even though they can perform these commands manually with their own user. I'll take a look at the RACF permissions and try again. I will update this topic with more information soon.
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