> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 10:18 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: JCL COND= processing > > > Hi, All, > > Got a little puzzle here we can't seem to figure out. A > batch job consists > of three jobsteps, each of which invokes a multi-step PROC. Example: > > //JOBNAME JOB ... > //STEP01 EXEC PROC1 > //STEP02 EXEC PROC2,COND=(0,LT) > //STEP03 EXEC PROC3,COND=(1,LT) > > Each PROC is structured the same, with the same COND on each procstep: > > //PROCn PROC > //PSTEP1 EXEC PGM=PROGn1,COND=(0,LT) > //PSTEP2 EXEC PGM=PROGn2,COND=(0,LT) > //PSTEP3 EXEC PGM=PROGn3,COND=(0,LT) > //.... > > Jobsteps 1 and 2 complete with RC=0, as does each procstep in > PROC1 and > PROC2. > > Jobstep 3, procstep 1 completes with RC=1 or higher, and the > programmer > expects the remainder of the job to be flushed; but all > remaining procsteps > are executed. The job finally abends S0C7 in a later > procstep because a > dataset that was intended to be populated in the first > procstep is either > empty or non-existent. > > The puzzle: Why is the remainder of PROC3 executed when its > first procstep > produces RC>0? > > TIA,
>From the JCL reference manual: <quote> The COND parameter on an EXEC statement that calls a cataloged or in-stream procedure (a calling EXEC statement) either overrides or is added to the called EXEC statements. </quote> The COND=(1,LT) on the third EXEC PROC= means that every step in that proc has its COND __replaced__ with COND=(1,LT). I interpret "either overrides or is added to" as meaning: "either overrides any existing COND parameter on the EXEC or is added to the EXEC if it does not have a COND parameter". -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer UICI Insurance Center Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its' content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
