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DO FORCEJOB (CMEM): Action Parameter

Force a job.

Figure 345 DO FORCEJOB (CMEM) Parameter Format

DO FORCEJOB (CMEM)

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.

UFLOW

Whether to force a unique job flow for the jobs in a table.

Relevant only when the JOB name is left blank.

A unique flow is not affected by conditions that might already exist as relationships between jobs in the AJF. This is accomplished by automatically adding unique suffixes (up to 3 characters long) to the new condition names.

Valid values are:

  • Y – Flow will be unique.
  • N – Flow will not be unique. Default.

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)