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complex · Beginner Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 8 Topics: 4

I need to over-ride a step (the complete step ) in a proc. in other words ,
I have a step in a proc which I dont want to be executed. Is there any way I can sepcify a over-ride from the JCL (similar to DD over-ride) ?

It's the last step of the proc and i cannot use re-start. Also , i cannot edit the PROC (rather i dont want to edit the proc).

kolusu · Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2003 4:57 pm Post subject:

complex,

Try this,

slade · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:12 pm Post subject:

Kolusu,

Don't understand why you used "ONLY" in your answer.

Jack

kolusu · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:44 am Post subject:

Slade,

I used ONLY to be safe along with the COND checking.Coding COND=(0,LE), will solve the purpose here as complex wants to skip the last step.What happens if he wants to skip the first step?? In that case cond code checking does not occurr. so I have given general solution which can be applicable to any step.

Thanks

Kolusu

slade · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:30 pm Post subject:

Kolusu,

My understanding of ONLY is that the step will execute if any previous step ABENDs. Is that what Complex wants?

Jack

Bugs · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:44 am Post subject:

Kolusu's answer takes care of the scenario when we want to bypass the first Step. COND=ONLY executes when the step previous to the first step Abends, but there is no step before the first step ! So, the first step that also has a COND=ONLY will never get executed. Wink

complex · Beginner Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 8 Topics: 4

Thanks for the response Kolusu. That should work.

However there is an additional level of complexity here. This step is executed via an IF-THEN-ELSE condition. So i am unable to use the COND parameter to bypass the step. Is there a way to actually override the program name itself (i know this sounds a bit outrageous).

The step i have is a NDM step that transfers production files and i want to prevent that from happening in test.

kolusu · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 11:40 am Post subject:

Complex,

Till date JCL has no ability of overriding a PGM parameter. The foremost rule for modifying exec parameters is that you cannot modify a PGM parameter.

can't you just copy proc into your PDS and delete the unnecessary steps??. You can add a JCLLIB statement to execute the proc from your PDS

If you are willing to change the proc then make the PGM name to be a symbolic.Then you can override the pgm name

Hope this helps...

cheers

kolusu

complex · Beginner Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 8 Topics: 4

Hmm, that seems to be the only alternative now.

Thanks Kolusu, have a great day.

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:07 pm Post subject:

Kolusu,

kolusu · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 4:55 pm Post subject:

Cogito-Ergo-Sum,

Did you skip to read this statement in my post??

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2003 5:07 pm Post subject:

Yes. I skipped.

Sorry.

Mr. Green

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