Is there a way to allow successor jobs to run if its predecessor job abends?

Products

• Jobtrac

Issue/Introduction

At times a successor job needs to run even if its predecessor job abends.  

 

 

 

Environment

Release : 11.0

Component : JOBTRAC

Resolution

The A (Abend bypass) dependency code can be used to allow the successor to run if the predecessor fails.  This
dependency  code will allow the release of dependencies for successors.  If an event with this code abends,
the predecessor dependency is removed from successors to the event (its successor events will be eligible for
submission).   JCL errors and COND CODE checks are not considered abends for processing of this dependency code. 

Below is a sample of SCL for this setup:

*EVENTNM TIME DATE DEPS  RELEASE1RELEASE2RELEASE3RELEASE4 PROCESSP  OPDC
*        *    *    *     *       *       *       *        *         ****
JOBA     ASAP *    A     JOBB                             DAILY        
JOBB     ASAP *                                           DAILY    

 

As always, please contact Broadcom Support for Jobtrac Job Management if you have further questions.