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BCP_Scheduler

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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...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

JCL DD statement, new DISP parameter status options or modifiers

There should be a way to specify in a DD statement the three following uses cases. Note that the "name" of each use case is simply to allow easy reference to that use case. Whether or not its actually implemented with that name is up to the implem...
over 7 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 3 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...
about 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 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 ...
about 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

Evicting a job and restarting should work as expected even when return codes of steps executed before eviction are tested.

When a batch job is evict and restarted, it no longer has access to the return codes of steps executed prior to the eviction. The requested enhancement is make this process work as expected, which is for the job to be able to continue correctly af...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Not under consideration

Write IEFC001I and IEFC002I information to SMF

Description: At the point where IEFC001I and IEFC002I messages are produced, also write this information to SMF. The record should indicate if it was a cataloged procedure (the IEFC001I infomation) or an INCLUDE group, the member used, whether i...
over 5 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Future consideration

Evicting a job and restarting should work as expected even when there are passed temporary datasets.

When a batch job is evict and restarted, it no longer has access to passed temporary data sets. The requested enhancement is make this process work as expected, which is for the job to be able to continue correctly after eviction and restart when ...
over 8 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 2 Not under consideration

Z/OS PARMDD to support started task parameter

Please have PARMDD support started task parameter
almost 3 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 0 Future 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...
over 2 years ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 0 Future consideration

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

Much greater usability in JCL customization
over 1 year ago in z/OS / BCP_Scheduler 1 Not under consideration

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