: Monday, August 13, 2012 2:25 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: reasons for using started task or batch job
Besides the reasons for STC or job from the past, there is one important
difference from the 'modern' area: STCs can fully use system symbols while jobs
cannot (or hardly).
Kees
Berry:
We had an STC that processed sysouts (some off the wall product that
may not be around now). If we didn't suppress the type 30's (I think
its been a while). Whenever we would bring it down it would literally
cause the SMF address space to run at 100 per cent cpu for hours
writing
wasted CPITCBTM and
CPISRBTM CPU time.
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On
Behalf Of Ed Gould
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2012 7:54 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: reasons for using started task or batch job
Berry:
We had
Besides the reasons for STC or job from the past, there is one important
difference from the 'modern' area: STCs can fully use system symbols
while jobs cannot (or hardly).
Kees.
Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com wrote in message
In
3ebf9c9d119fd847b3a096c515a018f69486c...@surfsdvmp35.cnasurety.net,
on 08/10/2012
at 03:50 PM, Pommier, Rex R. rex.pomm...@cnasurety.com said:
What would be the reason(s) for starting long-running tasks like CICS
as a started task or a batch job?
START doesn't tie up an initiator, and
John
Regarding your paranoia - pay-back time for false accusations of ranting! -
over the PPT:
Some STCs must still be single step, such as ... anything running a program
in the PPT.
The best policy here would be actually to read up on what is said about
multiple/single steps in the
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[mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Pommier, Rex R.
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2012 10:51 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: reasons for using started task or batch job
Hi List,
I'm
