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The following special processing features are available for running z/OS tasks:

  • Using Variables in JCL and In-Stream Data Sets
  • Skipping Steps during Initial Run
  • Overriding Key JCL Parameters from Universal Controller
  • Disabling Automatic Data Set Deletion 


The following failure processing features are available for handling job failures:

  • Re-running a z/OS Task Instance
  • Interactively Ignoring a Step Code to Force a Task to Complete
     


The Controller supports compatibility with other schedulers:

  • CA7/CA11 Toleration
     

The Controller provides the following reports that track error processing:

  • Viewing Re-run Reports
  • Viewing Audit Trails on a Restart
     


Each of these features is described in detail below.

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Step 1

Open the z/OS task.

Step 2

In the Parameters field, click the + icon.

Step 3

Add a parameter in the following format:

  • Name is the name of a variable preceded with @. For example: *@DATE1.
  • Value is the value you want to set to the variable. For example: 20110601.

Step 4

When the JCL is submitted for execution, the parameter *@DATE1 (shown in the following example) will be substituted with the value 20110601 in the JCL or
in any in-stream data. The example also shows the *@DATE1 parameter being used in an in-stream data and in a JCL IF statement:
 

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//INPUT DD *
@DATE1
/*


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//AIF   IF @DATE1 > 20110101 THEN

 
If a Universal Controller parameter must be concatenated with a non-space character, end the parameter name with a period (.). The example below
uses the *@DATE1 parameter concatenated with a non-space character in an in-stream data set:
 

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//INPUT DD *
DATE@DATE1.ACT9898
/*


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Skipping Steps during Initial Run
Skipping Steps during Initial Run
Skipping Steps during Initial Run

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Step 1

On the Activity Monitor, click the Details icon next to the Instance Name of the task you want to re-run. The z/OS Task Instance Details displays.

Step 2

Click the Restartable Job Steps tab to display a list of all job steps in the task.
 

 
Check the Restartable column to see from which steps you can start the re-run (Yes or No).
 
If applicable, the Failed column indicates at which step(s) the task failed.

Step 3

Assuming any failures were caused by error(s) in the JCL, examine the JCL and make your corrections. The Controller uses a background process to determine whether changes have been made to the JCL. Any changes trigger a confirmation process.

Step 4

Click the Details icon next to the Step Number of any step to see detail information about that step.


 

Step 5

From the Restartable Job Steps list, select the steps that you want included in the re-run:

<Shift>

Action menu

  1. Click the first step that you want included in the re-run.
  2. Press and hold the <Shift> key.
  3. Click the last step that you want included in the re-run.
  4. Right-click any step in the selected group to display an Action menu.
  5. Click Select for Re-run.

(You also can right-click a step and select Select to End for Re-run to include that selected step and all following steps in the re-run.)
 
If you want to de-select a job step in the group for inclusion in the re-run, right-click the step and, in the Action menu, click Deselect for Re-run.

Step 6

Click the z/OS Task Instance tab to redisplay the z/OS Task Instance Details.

Step 7

Click the Re-run button to re-run the task for the selected job steps.

Step 8

If you have made changes to the JCL, the task instance goes into a status of Confirmation Required on the Activity Monitor.
 
To confirm the changes:

  1. From the Activity Monitor, open the task instance.
  2. Click the Confirm JCL Changes tab to display a list of all changes that were made to the JCL:
     
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  3. Click the Confirm button at the top of the list.
  4. Click the z/OS Task Instance tab. Verify that the JCL Changes Confirmed field is checked and then click the Re-run button.
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If a z/OS task instance transitions into the Confirmation Required status, and the Controller determines that the number of steps did not change, it preserves the step re-run selection.

However, if the Controller detects a change in the number of steps, all steps will be de-selected.


Step 9

After the re-run is complete, the Failed column in the Restartable Job Steps list should show No for each step.
 

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If you repeat the above process on the same task instance, the previous list of JCL changes, if any, is replaced with the most recent list of changes.


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Step 1

From the Activity Monitor, open the task instance.

Step 2

From the Restartable Steps tab, click on the step whose code you want to change. The Restartable Job Step Details for this job step displays:
 
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Step 3

Enter the new code in the Step Code field and click

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Step 4

Click the z/OS Task Instance tab and then click the Re-run button.

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  • CA11NR - CA11 Non-Restartable
  • UCC11NR - UCC11 Non-Restartable
  • OPSNR000 - Opswise Non-Restartable

In the following example, step 3 has one of the above DD Names and therefore is a non-restartable step.
 

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SCHID - Overriding the CA7 Schedule ID
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SCHID
SCHID

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The Schedule ID field in the z/OS Task Details allows you to override the CA7 SCHID (Schedule ID).

For example, the JCL shown below contains CA7 Scheduled Overrides statements #JI and #JEND. This JCL will set CLASS =A if the SCHID is between 1 thru 39, and set CLASS=B if the SCHID is between 40 thru 79. The user can set the SCHID by entering it into the Schedule ID field. The Agent scans for #JI and #JEND, and generates the appropriate JCL, as shown in the following example.

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, as shown in the following example.

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//SCHID JOB (IMS,001),JIM,MSGCLASS=X,MSGLEVEL=(1,1),NOTIFY=&SYSUID,
#JI,ID=1-39
//             CLASS=A
#JEND
#JI,ID=40-79
//             CLASS=B
#JEND
//S1      EXEC PGM=IGWSPZAP
//SYSLIB   DD DSN=OPS01.JS01.LOAD,DISP=SHR
//SYSPRINT DD SYSOUT=*
//SYSIN    DD *
DUMPT WMSSETRC WMSSETRC
/*
//

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Non-Restartable Job Steps
Non-Restartable Job Steps
Non-Restartable Job Steps

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The Controller keeps a detailed record of task re-runs. This data is written to the Output tab on the task instance record, as shown in the sample below:
 

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Viewing Audit Trails on a Restart
Viewing Audit Trails on a Restart
Viewing Audit Trails on a Restart

The Controller maintains detailed audit records on all system activity. The following audit record is for a re-run launch on a z/OS task.
 

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