Compile Several JCL JOB Through one rexx job

mox512 · Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:18 pm

Hi every one
I have Several Jobs and this Job Submit as Start task in spool with Command (/s Name_job). I want to Submit this jobs as Start task with rexx. How can I submit Start task job with rexx?
what's you're Opinion?

Joerg.Findeisen · Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:27 pm

See REXX API for SDSF.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:37 pm

sergeyken · Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2024 10:04 pm

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Pedro · Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:15 am

Your statement is not clear because of some terminology problems.

job vs. started task:
They are different things. Jobs are in a JCL library and have a JOB card in the JCL and you use SUBMIT command to queue them for execution. After submitted, they have a job number that starts with a 'J'. Started tasks reside in PROCLIB (or concatenated) and do not have a JOB card. Plus they have a few restrictions. After started, they have a number that starts with a 'S'.

Spool:
Neither job or started task reside 'in spool'... at least not until they are actually queued for execution.

Submit vs. Start:
You can queue jobs for execution via a few methods; commonly through the TSO SUBMIT command. Started Tasks reside in PROCLIBx and must be queued by the operator START command, though SDSF allows users to specify operator commands through use of the '/' command.