Saving Job Scheduling Definitions

So far, you have created and exited two job scheduling definitions—for IDJOB1 and IDJOB2. But they are currently only in memory; you have not saved them.

You can now save the job scheduling definitions. To do that you must first return to the Scheduling Definition facility.

1. Enter =2 in the COMMAND field.

   The Job List screen is displayed.

2. Exit the Job List screen.

   The Exit option window is displayed. This window prompts whether you want to save the job scheduling definitions you created.

   Figure 18 Job List Screen Exit Option Window

   JOB LIST     LIB: CTM.TEST.SCHEDULE                             TABLE: IDGS1  

   COMMAN +-----------------------------------------------------------+  ===> CRSR

   OPT  N |                 PLEASE SELECT EXIT OPTION                 |  ---------

        i |                                                           |          

        i |     SAVE    CREATE                                        |          

   ===== |                                                           |  <<< =====

          |     LIBRARY CTM.TEST.SCHEDULE                             |          

          |     TABLE   IDGS1                                         |          

          |                                                           |          

          +-----------------------------------------------------------+          

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

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   The LIBRARY and TABLE fields indicate the library and table in which the job scheduling definitions were defined. The specified values can be modified, for example, to save the job scheduling definitions in a different table.

   The window also contains SAVE and CREATE fields. The Exit Option window enables you to perform many actions.

   • To create a new table in a library and save the job scheduling definitions in that table, specify Y (Yes) in the CREATE field of the window, leaving the SAVE field blank, and exit the window.

     Because you specified a new table name in the entry panel—one that had not previously existed—you are now going to permanently create that table as well. Therefore, the values you entered in this chapter are the values that you will use.

     If you changed the library and table fields of the window to reflect a currently non-existing table, you would also use these values.

   • To save the job scheduling definitions in an existing table in a library, specify Y (Yes) in the SAVE field of the window, leaving the CREATE field blank, and exit the window. This procedure should be used even if you change the library and or table fields to a different, but existing, table.
   • To cancel the changes you made, specify N (No) in the both the SAVE and CREATE fields of the window, and exit the window.
   • To close the Exit Option window and remain in the Job List screen, with the changes remaining in memory, press PF04/PF16 to execute the RESET command.
3. Specify Y in the CREATE field and leave the SAVE field blank.

   The new table is created and the job scheduling definitions are saved in the table. The Entry Panel is displayed.

Note: Normally, when you exit the Job List screen, the Table List screen is displayed. However, if the Table List screen was bypassed when you entered the Scheduling Definition facility, that is, if you specified a TABLE value in the entry panel, which you did, the Table List screen is not displayed upon exiting the Job List screen; instead, the Entry Panel is displayed.