COND codes, if any of above step fails then execute laststep

[megba]

Hi,

If I have a job with 5 steps, step01.. thru step05.
I want to run step05 only when any of the above steps (step01 thru step04) completes with RC > 8. As step05 is the step which will send out error-notification email.
What condition I must put at step05 ?

I tried to seek help from IBM team, but they suggested me to use IF-Else statements.
Is it possible to run with step level condition codes only?
Please help.

Many thanks!

[NicC]

Why not IF? It is clearer and easy to code. You only need one IF and that is immediately before your STEP05.
Otherwise look in the JCL manual and do a few experiments to check your understanding. A few IEFBR14 or IDCAMS steps would do fine although a little program that will take a parameter to use as a return code would be better.

[DikDude]

Is it possible to run with step level condition codes only?

Definitely. We used cond codes for Many years before IF/THEN was implemented in JCL.

One thing I Always have available is a step that will do nothing but generate a condition code that can be used for testing. Make sure the code is taken as input and NOT hardcoded.

Then run a few steps and learn what happens.

Someone will be here if you have questions/problems.

[dhiraj]

Depends on requirement.

to execute desired step you need to SET the RC if previous steps abended.

and if your next step using previous step's out file then you also need to create empty file for this with if-else.

Thanks
--Dhiraj