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anita_m · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:45 pm Post subject: date time check on a step

Hi!

Is there a way to prevent a step from executing when the date and the time exceed a particular limit? The date and time are going to be fixed.

There are few steps in the JCL I would like to avoid running based on 'If date > Jan 07 and time > 11:06'

Thank you.

superk · Advanced Joined: 19 Dec 2002 Posts: 684 Topics: 5

Sure. Write a program to check the current system date and time. If the values fall within your parameters, end the program with a non-zero RETURN-CODE.

Check for that return-code value for that step.

CraigG · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:28 pm Post subject:

You could also add the date/time check to the individual programs for each step.

If this is a process that is controlled by a scheduling system then set up 2 jobs and let the the scheduler handle the date/time check, that is what they are for.

anita_m · Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

I wanted to know if there is a way to do this without the help of a program or scheduler.

krisprems · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 12:52 am Post subject:

Hi
You can do this using SORT.
Below SORT JOB returns RC=0 'If date > Jan 07 and time > 11:06' else the JOB returns RC=4.

So for the Further steps you can capture the Return code and execute the further steps as needed.

Bill Dennis · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:28 am Post subject:

I tried this with DFSORT and got RC=0 both ways. Sad

SYSOUT shows NULLOUT=RC4 but I got ICE174I msg for NULLOUT=RC0 !

SYNCSORT works fine.
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krisprems · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:07 am Post subject:

Bill Dennis · Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:37 am Post subject:

krisprems,

your DFSORT solution works fine.

We have both products because we rely heavily on SYNCSORT MAXSORT for our fluctuating production file sizes. DFSORT is used for "regular" sort workload.
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krisprems · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:58 am Post subject:

Sounds good, Bill. I was very curious to know why 2 SORT products were really required.

Frank/Kolusu,
Can you let us know how to set the RC4 using NULLOUT in DFSORT.
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Frank Yaeger · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:30 am Post subject:

For DFSORT, NULLOFL applies to the OUTFIL data set for which it is specified (even if it has the ddname SORTOUT). NULLOUT applies to the non-OUTFIL data set (and not to any OUTFIL data set).

I think Syncsort has NULLOUT apply to a data set with the ddname of SORTOUT even if it's an OUTFIL data set but not to an OUTFIL data set with any other ddname.

So I'm guessing that for Syncsort:

krisprems · Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:12 pm Post subject:

Frank Yaeger,
Thanks for your response Frank

vkphani · Intermediate Joined: 05 Sep 2003 Posts: 483 Topics: 48

krisprems,
Try this: