Dataset Triggering: Job Re-triggers After Self-Update; CA 7 Workload Automation

Products

• CA 7 Workload Automation

Issue/Introduction

A job is triggered by an external dataset when it gets updates. Will a triggered job trigger again if that job also updates the same dataset?

Environment

Release: 12.0, 12.1

Component: WA CA 7 Edition

Cause

The issue occurs because CA 7 relies on SMF type 15 records (Close for Output) to track dataset updates. If a triggered job updates and closes the same dataset it depends on, it generates a new SMF 15 record, which CA 7 interprets as a fresh trigger event.

Resolution

Job triggers again if the triggered job updates the same dataset when an SMF record (type 15) is created.