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[vak255]

How to shedule Jobs without Job shedulers????. Is there a way to shedule a job, i have heard about Internal Reader...but i don't have much info on it.can anybody throw light on this.

[kolusu]

vak255,

Please search before posting. The topic about internal reader has been discussed earlier. check this link.

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?t=1529&highlight=intrdr

To answer your question about running a job without a scheduler, you can use the DEADLINE parameter of JES3 to submit the job at a desired time.

If your shop does not have JES3 then you can set up a windows task for the scheduled time and FTP the JCL to the mainframe which will be submitted to the intrdr. search for filetype=jes in the jcl forum and you will find examples.

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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[superk]

If you are a JES2 shop, and if you know your way around JES and MVS, you or one of your operators can also employ the JES "Set Automatic Command ($T)". This link provides the syntax of the command:

http://www.hansen-family.com/mvs/$TA.htm#$TA

While this command cannot actually submit a job, it can be setup to release a job that was previously submitted (with TYPRUN=HOLD) at either a pre-determined time or at a set of pre-determined intervals.

In addition, your console automation software and/or Netview both have the ability to set timers (AT or AFTER) that, when triggered, can submit jobs.

[vak255]

hi Kolusu and superk,
I just downloaded the whole contents, this is the first time iam getting into system programing and thanks for ure efforts.

[Phantom]

Hi All,

We have a similar requirement. We have three jobs A, B & C (Current Scenario). Job A submits B & C via INTRDR. But B must be a requirement for C i.e C has to start only after B's succesful execution. If B abends then C should not start.

I went through the above posts (we have JES2). Not sure how helpful the $T command will be. Is there any way to achieve this without job schedulers ?

My suggestion was to have a rexx routine in Job A which does the polling every few seconds/minutes to check if B is complete and then submit C. But that would consume lot of resources. Is there any other way to get around this ?

Thanks,
Phantom

[Mervyn]

Phantom,

The obvious solution is for job A to submit job B only, then job B can submit job C on successful completion.

Cheers,
Merv
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[acevedo]

the obvious and, imho, the best (kiss principle )

[Phantom]

Thanks all for your suggestions. I will convey your views to my colleagues.

I like the kiss principle but not its expansion !!!

Thanks,
Phantom