Have the last step of a job submit the next one. Similar to: //SUBMIT EXEC PGM=IEBGENER,COND=... //SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD DUMMY //SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=(*,INTRDR) //SYSUT1 DD ...dsn with next job's JCL On Apr 14, 2011 7:30 PM, "Patrick Welsh" <patrick.we...@nt.gov.au> wrote: > Hi Mainframe Gurus, > > Perhaps you can help a Lowly trainee out. > > I have a situation where I want to submit 12 batch jobs in order, with an MVS command to bring a volume online between jobs 2 and 3. > > I could ask Ops Support to use the automation product to set up some rules for this, however as a training exercise I was looking to do it without using Control. > > I can get the jobs to submit in the correct order by using the INTRDR, but this does not wait untill one job is finished before the next starts. > > Ideally I would also like to trap the return code of the previous job and use this to conditionally submit the following job or halt the process. > > Can you offer any advice on the best method/tools to do this and point me in the direction of the appropriate doccumentation. > > Cheers and regards, > > Patrick Welsh > Trainee Systems Programmer > Data Centre Services > 3rd Floor Darwin Plaza > Po Box 2391 > Darwin, 0801 > Tel :08 8999 7484 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO > Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
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