Started jobs allow you to add a Job card and JECL cards (and corresponding options) to your started task. Accounting for example.
> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Bill Ashton > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 7:36 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Why use IEFJOBS? > > I had an new contractor come to me recently and wanted to set up a Started > Job in IEFJOBS. It looks like a normal job that is run from a normal scheduled > jobs library. > > Can anyone tell me: > 1. Why is a Started Job better than a Started Task? > 2. Why would I use a Started Job instead of running a regular job? > 3. Why would I --NOT-- want to use a Started Job? > > -- > Thank you and best regards, > *Billy Ashton* > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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
