Defining Other Actions

This document covers the following topics:


Invoking the Other Actions Function

To define a job to be deactivated automatically, even if it ended not ok, you must use the Other Actions function.

Start of instruction set To do so:

  1. Enter O in the line command field of the appropriate event on the End-of-Job Checking and Actions Screen. Press Enter.

    The Other Actions window opens:

      24.10.08               ***** Entire Operations *****                    16:07:34
      Owner   EXAMPLE       End-of-Job Checking + Actions   MVS/ESA   Job JOB-02
      Network E60-FLOW                                     Run       Date
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      C Action      +------------------------------------------------------+ ans  OA
      o     P       !                                                      !
      _             !  Step STEP1 returns Condition Code = C0000           ! ok
      _             !                    Other Actions                     !
      _             !                                                      !
      _             !  Accept the job if not ok              ===> _ (Y/N)  !
      _             !  (The job can be deactivated, if executed)           !
      _             !                                                      !
      _             !                                                      !
      ************* !  ---PF1---PF3------PF5-----------PF9---------------  ! *******
      _  C  P       !     Help  End      Save          Delete              !
      _     PR      +------------------------------------------------------+
      ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      A Activation  C Cond.  D Delete  E Edit User Rtn  J Job Var  M Modify  O Other
      P Descr. R Recovery S SYSOUT T Output Mgmt  U User Messages  X Action User Rtn
    
      Command => ____________________________________________________________
     Enter-PF1---PF2---PF3---PF4---PF5---PF6---PF7---PF8---PF9---PF10--PF11--PF12---
           Help  Add   End         Save        Up    Down                    Menu
     
  2. In this window you can define other actions. If you enter Y in the field Accept the job if not ok, the active job can be automatically deactivated, even if it ended not ok. Otherwise, the job remains active until a correction or manual deactivation.

Special PF Keys: Other Actions

You can perform the following function from the Other Actions window using this PF key:

Key Name Function
PF9  Delete  Delete data entered here.