Both here and my previous job have the 'scheduling system' start a dummy batch job that triggers a start command... Been working well for close to two decades! s
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ed Gould Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 11:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CA7 Question On Dec 13, 2005, at 10:01 PM, John S. Giltner, Jr. wrote: > Michael Hall wrote: >> I have been told that CA7 cannot start or control started tasks or >> started >> jobs. Can this be true? A client of mine is starting all CICS >> regions as >> batch jobs because of this. Any information would be appreciated. >> Thanks in advance, >> Mike > > Unless something has changed since we migrated off of CA-7 (10 > years ago) this is true. We had thought about using CA-7 manage > our onlines, but we came to the conclusion that our onlines were > more important than job scheduling. If CA-7 had problems starting, > we did not want our onlines down. A curious item (lore?) at one time it was "goodness" to start CICS with a start command but in MVS there seems to me no real reason to do so anymore. Ed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure by law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from printing, storing, disseminating, distributing or copying this message. If you have received this message in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Neither this information block, the typed name of the sender, nor anything else in this message is intended to constitute an electronic signature, unless a specific statement to the contrary is included in this message. Thank you, Antares Management Solutions. ============================================================================== ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
