Job steps

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus

I have some question that I can not resolve, maybe you can help me.

I have to create several job steps in a background job.

Let say:

1 step program ztest01.

2 step program ztest02.

I want my 2nd step (ztest02) always executed regardless what happend in 1 step (ztest01).

My problem is it happened that a message error of type 'E' in my 1st step (ztest01) has been triggered resulting my 2nst step never executed. How to resolve that?

Thank you

[Former Member]

Hi Gurus

I have some question that I can not resolve, maybe you can help me.

I have to create several job steps in a background job.

Let say:

1 step program ztest01.

2 step program ztest02.

I want my 2nd step (ztest02) always executed regardless what happend in 1 step (ztest01).

My problem is it happened that a message error of type 'E' in my 1st step (ztest01) has been triggered resulting my 2nst step never executed. How to resolve that?

Thank you

[Former Member]

I don't think your approach will work.

Instead, create two one step jobs and have the second one start when the first finishes.

Rob

[Jelena_Perfiljeva]

Or if ztest01 is a custom program, try making a change in it to do not use 'E' message type. If it's not feasible then indeed separate jobs are needed.

[Former Member]

If the second step job does not need to be dependent on first one, it is always better to create two different jobs.

Regards,

Aravind

[Former Member]

Thank you guys. You're so helpful to me.