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DO FORCEJOB (CMEM): Action Parameter

Force a job.

Figure 345 DO FORCEJOB (CMEM) Parameter Format

Optional. Type the word FORCEJOB (or its abbreviation F) in the DO field and press Enter. The following subparameters are displayed:

Table 234 DO FORCEJOB (CMEM) Subparameters

Subparameter

Description

TABLE

Name of a table, up to eight characters. Mandatory.

JOB

Name of the job to be triggered. Optional. If blank, all jobs in the table are forced.

If AutoEdit System variable %%$JNAME is specified, it resolves to the name of the job that triggered the rule.

DATE

Scheduling date of the job. Valid values are:

  • date – specific 6-digit date, in format mmddyy, ddmmyy, or yymmdd, depending on the site standard
  • ODAT – resolves to the current installation working date
    Default.
  • DATE – resolves to the current system date

LIBRARY

Name of the scheduling library containing the specified table. Mandatory.

The following CMEM Auto-Edit variables are available to newly forced jobs and can be used in the Control-M job scheduling definition or JCL:

Table 234a CMEM AutoEdit Variables

Variable

Description

%%$DSN

Name of the data set handled by the rule. Valid only for rules containing an ON DSNEVENT statement.

%%$DSNDISP

Disposition of the data set handled by the rule. Valid only for rules containing an ON DSNEVENT statement.

Possible values are:

  • C – cataloged
  • D – deleted
  • K – kept
  • N – NOT CATLG2
  • R – retained
  • S – scratched
  • U – uncataloged

%%$JNAME

Triggering job name. Valid in rules for all types of events.

%%$SABEND

System abend code of the step whose termination triggered the rule.

%%$STEPCC

Completion code of the step whose termination triggered the rule.

%%$UABEND

User abend code of the step whose termination triggered the rule.

Parent Topic

Control-M Event Manager (CMEM)