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neoframer · Beginner Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 10 Topics: 6

I have 4 jobs , which are to be run one after another in order :
Job1,job2, job3 and at end job4.

1. JOb2 and all subsequent jobs are to be excuted only if job 1 was completed with RC of 04 or less

2. similarly job3 and subsequent jobs are to be executed only if job1 ended with RC of 4 or less and job2 ended with RC of 8 or less

3. Similarly Job 4 has to be executed only when job1 ended with RC of 4 or less , job 2 ended with RC of 8 or less and job3 ended with RC of 4 or less.

4. I want to create a job stream for all the 4 jobs .i.e. I only require to submit one job and all other jobs are trigerred and hence executed with all above conditions automatically. I've heard of internal reader being used for this purpose but know not much.

Please suggest , solutions to create this job stream. All jobs:
JOB1,JOB2,JOB3 and JOB4 are members of one PDS.

ofer71 · Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2003 11:38 am Post subject:

Hi

Mike · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 5:24 pm Post subject:

Ofer,
unfortunately what you have given looks as though it will not work as the condition code chekcing is checking the condition code issued by the IKJEFT01 program that is used to submit the subsequent jobs, as opposed to checking the condition codes issued by the submitted jobs. Furthrmore it appears that an endless loop may be generated as JOB01 is submitting itself.

Neoframer,
somehting like the following would work (you could use IKJEFT01 steps, like ofer has shown instead of the IEBGENER steps (it's just a different method of submitting the jobs):-

slade · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2003 10:45 pm Post subject:

Hi Mike,

When I first read this thread, I thought this is made to order for MikeT from that other forum. Then I read your reply; there can't be that many Mikes in Sydney that belong to both these forums. 8)

Regards, Jack.

Kathi · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 6:47 am Post subject:

Isn't this what a job scheduler does?

Have you talked with the schedulers at your place to see if it can be done?

Mike · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:11 pm Post subject:

Slade,
you've blown my cover Smile

Kathi,
it appears that there are many sites that don't have schedulers.
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neoframer · Beginner Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 10 Topics: 6

Mike,
The solution worked fine.

Thanks

neoframer · Beginner Joined: 28 Jun 2003 Posts: 10 Topics: 6

Mike ,
Your solution allows JOB1 and JOB2 run simultaneously. But my requirement is that I want JOB2 to be executed only when JOB1 is fully completed , because JOB2 has got some dependencies over JOB1.

Mike · Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2003 4:42 pm Post subject:

If the step that submits the following job is the last step then there should be no dependency, even though the jobs will, for a short while run along side each other. You could code DISP=OLD on a dataset used in both jobs, however both jobs will be within JES at the same time (the second being held due to dataset disposition).
Alternately you could have an intermediate job which checks for the completion of the first, for example via a a Rexx/CLIST program using the STATUS command, and then submits the second job (although it would then be the third). This intermediate job could also be delayed by using dataset disposition as an alternative to checking the status.
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