I believe a /*JOBPARM SYSAFF= statement force conversion and execution on a single processor, won't it.
Tom Kelman Enterprise Capacity Planner Commerce Bank of Kansas City (816) 760-7632 > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of John McKown > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 3:43 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: JCL job execution order > > On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:29:40 -0500, Dave Salt <[email protected]> wrote: > > >I'm trying to help someone create a process that will automatically > submit > several jobs at a time. For example, it might submit 20 jobs right after > each other, with only a fraction of a second between each job. It's very > important that the jobs execute in the same sequence in which they were > submitted. For example, if the automated process submits jobs AAA, BBB and > CCC, then job AAA must finish executing before job BBB begins to execute > (and so on). > > > <snip> > >Thanks in advance for any suggestions! > > > > > >Dave Salt > > JES3 DJC will do this. JES2 does not guarantee this run-order, but it will > often work out that way in a single system environment with a single JCL > converter. > > What I usually do is to have the last step of each job look like: > > //SUBNEXT EXEC PGM=IEBGENER,COND=EVEN > //SYSIN DD DUMMY > //SYSUT2 DD SYSOUT=(*,INTRDR) > //SYSUT1 DD DATA,DLM='$$' > > The next job then follows the last JCL card above. This allows job "n+1" > to > be submitted as the last step of job "n". Works for me. I use '$$' because > that has never been in any of my in-stream data. Choose one that works for > you. > > -- > John > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ***************************************************************************** If you wish to communicate securely with Commerce Bank and its affiliates, you must log into your account under Online Services at http://www.commercebank.com or use the Commerce Bank Secure Email Message Center at https://securemail.commercebank.com NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any attached files are confidential. The information is exclusively for the use of the individual or entity intended as the recipient. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, copying, printing, reviewing, retention, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of the message or any attached file is not authorized and is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please advise the sender by reply electronic mail immediately and permanently delete the original transmission, any attachments and any copies of this message from your computer system. ***************************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
