> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gibney, Dave > Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 12:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Submit a series of jobs in order after the > previous has completed > > This has been a long topic. > Aside from the problem that the sequence stops if any one job fails, > using the last step of a preceding job to submit the single next job > will accomplish this. > > This does not scale to any kind of set-up except one job > after another > > A -> B -> C -> > > > > I suppose you can argue that B may begin executing before A entirely > completes in so unimportant way. > > And this does not solve any need to wait for the original need for a > system command (Vary a device) to occur between jobs. > > Assuming a job class that permits command (We don't do that > :), I would > add a step with a PGM=WAIT (Writing the program is an exercise for the > local site) and having given a reasonable time for the command to > complete, submit the next job. > > Dave Gibney > Information Technology Services > Washington State University
No need for PGM=WAIT from from I can see: //WAIT EXEC PGM=BPXBATCH,PARM='SH sleep 10s' //STDOUT DD SYSOUT=* //STDERR DD SYSOUT=* //SYSIN DD PATH='/dev/null', // PATHOPTS=(ORDONLY) -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * [email protected] * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
