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Jeba

Hai all,

I have a doubt. Is it possible to run a specific step alone in a single proc ?

Suppose I have a Proc PPPPP which has 3 Steps. I have a JCL JJJJJ executing PPPPP proc. I just want to execute second step alone without executing the first and third step. Can any one help me ?
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Jeba
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Premkumar · Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:01 am Post subject:

Jeba,

Condition out steps you don't want to execute.

Jeba · Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:27 am Post subject:

Prem,

That's fine. But this won't work properly if the second step (PS02) produces return code greater than zero. Correct me if I am wrong.
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Premkumar · Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 12:47 am Post subject:

Jeba,

I'm sorry but you are wrong. Test it.

Manas Biswal · Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 4:10 am Post subject:

Hi Jeba,

COND=(0,LE) on a particluar step means that this step will not run if 0 is less than or equal to the condition code of any prior steps. As the condition code of all the prior steps can be zero at the least(or more), this implies that this step will never run for whatever condition codes the previous steps throw.

Regards,
Manas

Jeba · Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2002 11:22 am Post subject:

Prem,

Sorry. Today I have tested and it is working fine. Previously I misunderstood the condition that the particular step will not execute if any of the previous steps return code is less than or equal to zero. Now I am clear about this.

Manas,

Thanks for your help to understand the condition.
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syandra · Beginner Joined: 26 May 2003 Posts: 19 Topics: 6

Hi all,

I have a doubt, If I have a proc with 20 steps in it and I need to run only one/two steps from it, I need to code COND for all the steps in the similar fashion explained above. Can anyone help me if there is any other alternative.

Thanks,
Sukumar

Cogito-Ergo-Sum · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 8:34 am Post subject:

When it is abundantly clear that, only certain steps need to be executed, then why take pains to code COND parameters, et al ? Just delete the unwanted steps. What does one stand to lose ?
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CaptBill · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 1:14 pm Post subject:

Do you know the story of the Gordian Knot? If you don't, then read http://www.maa.org/devlin/devlin_9_01.html

The job is set up for normal execution. Since you are not doing normal execution, copy the job and edit it removing all the steps you do not want to run."

In other words, cut through the crap and get to the task.

slade · Posted: Wed May 28, 2003 11:30 pm Post subject:

CaptBill probably has the right idea. I find myself doing it quite often when called upon to modify 1 or 2 pgms in a jobstream. Some procs have more than 40 to 50 steps. I've heard of procs w/hundreds (255/6 is the max, I think).

The problem I found was with the symbolics. I found myself executing the modified proc 4 or 5 times before it worked. I wound up writing a routine that recreated the PROC stmt based on the steps I excised from the original proc.