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[Anovice]

How can I allow a high return code omly
for one particular step in a job.
say
STEP1 PGM=A
STEP2 PGM=B
STEP3 PGM=C
STEP4 PGM=D
........
........
STEPn PGM=

Now STEP1 alone can have a return code of 16 and others
should have a return code of 0.
I should execute STEPs 2, 3, 4...even if I get RC <= 16
for STEP1. I tried coding condition codes something like this
COND=((16,LT,STEP1),(0,NE,STEP2),(0,NE,STEP3),... for STEPn.
But it becomes messy as my job has around 30 steps.
Please let me know if anyone has some suggestions.

[raggop]

why don't you put steps 2..n in a IF block and check for the RC of step A at the start..


raghu

[Anovice]

I forgot to mention something.
I want step2 thru step N to run when return code <= 16. At the sametime
I also want the 0,NE cond code check to exist for the other steps.
I have already thought abt the IF but it wont work. The other steps wont run as a high cond code is produced in the first step. If I code a COND=(16,LT,STEP1) for all steps then any other step too will getaway with a <=16 cond code which I dont want to happen.

[kolusu]

Anovice,

code an abend statement as below after each step from step2 to step N except for step 1.

[Anovice]

Thanks Kolusu,

Iam also trying a combination of IF ELSE construct and COND CODE to arrive at a solution. I have to give my customer these options for him to choose.

[Mike Chantrey]

Note that ABEND99 is presumably site-specific (e.g. our equivalent is called GDIABEND). You may have an equivalent already, or you may need to write one if you don't. Ask your sysprogs...

[Anovice]

Thanks all for your suggestions.