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[sharada]

Hi All,

Is there a way to conditionally execute a step in a job based on a symbolic parameter which is given at the beginning of the job?

E.g.: If we set a symbolic using SET command and we want to execute a particular step in that job only if the value of that SET variable is equal to some hard coded value. Can we do it?

I tried the following way but its not working.

//SETVAR SET ABCD=ABCD
//GOOD IF (&ABCD = 'XYZ') THEN
//STEP010 EXEC PGM=IEFBR14
.
.
.
// ENDIF

[kolusu]

sharada,

You can specify symbolic parameters on IF/THEN/ELSE/ENDIF statements provided that they resolve to one of the supported relational-expression keywords(that is, RC, ABEND, ...). Any other symbolic parameters, even if accepted by the system, are not intended or supported.

Check this link for an example

http://www.mvsforums.com/helpboards/viewtopic.php?p=23673#23673

Hope this helps...

Cheers

Kolusu
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