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adutta19 · Beginner Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Topics: 1

Hi,

Can anyone tell me what is stepcheck utility in JCL. And what is the use of it.

Bill Dennis · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:18 am Post subject:

Maybe a homegrown utility. How is it used? Can you post a sample?

We have a pgm for notifying users of problems. It ABENDs with a console msg based on COND CODEs in job.
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kolusu · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:22 am Post subject:

Bill Dennis,

I think it is a part of Powernet/IX server package . The first hit(the only hit) on google

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=stepcheck%2Bmainframe

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Bill Dennis · Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:01 pm Post subject:

adutta19 · Beginner Joined: 13 Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Topics: 1

Hi,
This is the job. It essentially purges a job in the job track. If the return code of the this step is not zero. It submits the next job which is nothing but a stepcheck.

Now I am not getting what does this stepcheck essentaily do in this job.

Please help.

//#XJUDN36 JOB (JSPBJTS,OPS),'JOBTRAC',CLASS=U,MSGCLASS=D
/*LOGON ID JPJTBH

//ABTRAC1 EXEC PGM=GJTRABTR,
// PARM='PRG(JOB(JUDTRE24.01,L=021))'
//JOBTRACE DD DSN=JSPJTS.JTSC3.CHECKPT,DISP=SHR
//*
//*--------------------------------------------------------------------*
// IF RC NE 0 THEN
//STEPCHEK EXEC PGM=STEPCHK
// ENDIF