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BCP_Scheduler

Enhance D SSI to include the initrnh

Someone asked on a forum how they could tell which subsystems were db2 and which were mq etc. The easiest way would be to provide the information used to configure the SSI.So a command D SSI,I,SUBSYS=SS1 would give INITRTN(CSQ3INI) INITPARM('CSQ3E...
27 days ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Under review

JCL Maximum 255 steps

Good afternoon, Due to an incident that occurred on 12/19/2025, we have noticed that some of the processes in our installation have failed because they reached the maximum of 255 steps. We know this goes back to the beginning of JCL. However, we w...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

Allow the use of JCL variables in relational testing

I want to set up JCL which can be used in a TEST situation or a LIVE situation, in situations where the naming standards do not enable simple HLQ changes. I wanted to set something like the following. // SET ENV=TEST//* SET ENV=LIVE// IF &ENV ...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

REXX Syntax should be available in JCL

JCL isn't going away - it's too deeply embedded, there are too many "dusty decks" that aren't feasible to convert, and too many tools that work with or assume it. So, while having Python and REXX for scripting is nice, they can't supersede JCL. Bu...
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

Support user-defined symbolics for JCL IF-THEN-ELSE statements

Much greater usability in JCL customization
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

Implement JCL parameter that only considers GP time

In JCL the TIME parameter is used to limit the CPU time of jobs. Originally used to limit CPU times to save costs and find looping jobs. Through the introduction of Java this parameter will "misbehave" or leads to misunderstanding. Those jobs will...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

Suppress system dump for Converter errors caused by user data open failure

The doc for IEC036I 002-B0 indicates it's almost certainly a user error. Because it appears in the SYSLOG as a JES ABEND it frightens our operators, and causes us sysprogs to stop what we're doing to see if JES2 is sick. Couldn't IEFVH1 be smart ...
over 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

Assign MSGTYP=(JOBNAMES) to message IEF402I to better communicate job failures

At present, other job initiation/termination messages are visible to consoles with MONITOR(JOBNAMES) attribute set, such as IEF403I, IEF404I, and IEF450I. The lack of MSGTYP=(JOBNAMES) for IEF402I appears to be missing the spirit of the MONITOR(JO...
almost 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Future consideration

JCL IF statement support for system symbols

If the JCL IF statement supports system symbols, the same JCL could be submitted on multiple systems/LPARs without modification, resulting in a different set of steps being executed based on the value of a system symbol. e.g. The following step wo...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

conditional includes in JCL

Couldn't find a better category for this, feel free to move it. I'd like to see the ability to include members into JCL conditionally, depending on the value of a set statement, a variable passed into a proc etc. e.g. // SET VAR=Y .. .. .. // IF V...
about 4 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler Not under consideration

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