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[naveen_summary]

Hello all,

I have a proc with 2 steps. I need to check the return codes of both the steps in the calling job and based on this execute the next step in job.
I tried giving the stepname.rc but it gives an error of:

STATEMENT REFERENCED BY BACK REFERENCE "step1" CANNOT BE
FOUND. (USED IN "STEPNAME" PARAMETER OF "RC")

STATEMENT REFERENCED BY BACK REFERENCE "step2" CANNOT BE
FOUND. (USED IN "STEPNAME" PARAMETER OF "RC")

Could you please help me out?

Alternate solution would be to check the rc's in proc and then set a new RC which can be used in job using IDCAMS or so..

In PROC:
If (step1.rc=4 and step2.rc=4) then
//SETMAXRC EXEC PGM=IDCAMS
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN DD *
SET MAXCC=49
/*
endif

In JOB:
If RC=49 then
Execute next step
Endif

[Terry_Heinze]

PROCs do not return RCs -- only steps within PROCs (EXEC PGM=XXX) can do that. Since you don't display your PROC which contains step1 and step2, I can only guess that is the problem.
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[naveen_summary]

This is my code:

Job:

[Nic Clouston]

I do not think you can refer to a nested code iike that - only steps at the current level. You have no procstep1 or 2 at the level that you are doing the check.
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[naveen_summary]

Thanks Terry. So, I think I will go for this in the proc:

In PROC:

[superk]

What would be wrong with:

[naveen_summary]

I am sure I tried this and it gave me an error. But I will try this tomorrow.

[naveen_summary]

Superk, I made some mistake last friday.
I tested as you suggested and it works fine. Thanks a lot.

[superk]