On Fri, 20 Dec 2013 07:28:49 -0700, Lizette Koehler wrote: > >Thanks. That explains the confusion. In the JCL manual it says ignore, >however in the INIT and TUNING, it does not clearly state it is ignored. > >I will do some testing. > >I was always told STEPLIB then JOBLIB without any qualifications. > >> >> On 12/20/13 09:22, Lizette Koehler wrote: >> > >> > LLA and Module Search Order >> > >> > z/OS V1R12.0 MVS Initialization and Tuning Guide SA22-7591-08 >> > >> > When a program requests a module, the system searches for the requested >> module in various system areas and libraries, in the following order: >> > >> > Modules that were loaded under the current task (LLEs) >> > The job pack area (JPA) >> > Tasklib, steplib, joblib, or any libraries that were indicated by a >> > DCB ... >> > ... >> > When searching TASKLIBs, STEPLIBs, JOBLIBs, a specified DCB, or the >> LNKLST concatenation for a module, the system searches *each* data set >> directory >> for the first directory entry that matches the name of the module. ... >> > [emphasis added -- gil]
The word "each" is pretty unequivocal. Given that there's an unresolved contradiction, RCFs against both publications are in order -- let IBM resolve it rather than relying on user empiricism. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
