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haseen_mohammed · Beginner Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 27 Topics: 14

Hi,

There is a CICS program which will spool a job to invoke a batch program. Is there anyway I can get back the return code of the execution (or set inside the program) of Batch program back to the CICS program which spooled the job. I need this for controlling the program flow.

Thanks & Regards,
Haseen

bauer · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 3:22 am Post subject:

haseen_mohammed,

are you talking about an IMS batch job, which is started passing jcl from cics program to internal reader ?

haseen_mohammed · Beginner Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 27 Topics: 14

Hi Bauer,

Not sure about IMS batch jobs Embarassed

To be specific .. this is a cobol-db2 batch program which will be invoked by the JCL (spooled by the CICS program).

Thanks & Regards,
Haseen

bauer · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:40 am Post subject:

So call is done like this, right ?

//S099 EXEC PGM=IKJEFT01,DYNAMNBR=20
//STEPLIB DD DSN=....
//SYSTSIN DD *
DSN SYSTEM(??)
RUN PROGRAM(??) PLAN(??) LIB('??')

So DB2 and CICS Program run under control of two diffrent transaction monitors, both programs run asynchron.

Is this ths situation?

haseen_mohammed · Beginner Joined: 20 Feb 2006 Posts: 27 Topics: 14

Yes Bauer,

You are correct!!

Haseen

bauer · Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 7:54 am Post subject:

I'm not sure about a mechanism to wait in the cics transaction for completion of a batchjob.

Sorry, no proposel.