Classification: Confidential There was an option added in one of the recent z/OS releases to "downgrade the enque" e.g. step1 "creates" the dataset with an exclusive enque. Once the need for exclusive control has been satisfied, the enque gets downgraded to shared.
I don't remember the exact language, but that ius the gist of it. HTH, -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mark Jacobs Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Enqueue Question [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don't click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compromise your Computer.] I tried that. Didn't work. Mark Jacobs Sent from ProtonMail, Swiss-based encrypted email. GPG Public Key - https://api.protonmail.ch/pks/lookup?op=get&[email protected] On Tuesday, February 18th, 2025 at 1:41 PM, Charles Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > I am surprised that would fail but I don't know SVC 99 well enough to say > "no, that's wrong." > > Seeing as the job is set up with the dataset already "hard coded" in Step 2 > -- why not allocate it with JCL in Step 1? > > If you do that would the SVC 99 then succeed (so you would not have to change > your code)? I don't know. > > Charles > > On Tue, 18 Feb 2025 18:29:37 +0000, Mark Jacobs [email protected] > wrote: > > > I have a two step job. Step 1 attempts to perform a dynamic allocation of a > > dataset. It's failing since step 2 allocates the dataset DISP=SHR, and the > > enqueue is already created before the dynamic allocation is attempted. > > > > Is there anyway around this problem? > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send > email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ::DISCLAIMER:: ________________________________ The contents of this e-mail and any attachment(s) are confidential and intended for the named recipient(s) only. E-mail transmission is not guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or may contain viruses in transmission. The e mail and its contents (with or without referred errors) shall therefore not attach any liability on the originator or HCL or its affiliates. Views or opinions, if any, presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of HCL or its affiliates. Any form of reproduction, dissemination, copying, disclosure, modification, distribution and / or publication of this message without the prior written consent of authorized representative of HCL is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please delete it and notify the sender immediately. Before opening any email and/or attachments, please check them for viruses and other defects. ________________________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
