Global Variable Access by Another Job

You can now take a look at the global nature of these variables.

1. Enter the job scheduling definition for IDJOB9 and do the following:
   1. Enter ALL in the DAYS field.
   2. Enter ANYSTEP in the ON field.
   3. Enter C0000 in the CODES field.
   4. Add a DO SHOUT statement whose destination is your user ID, and which contains the following message text:

      FIRST SHOUT: %%\VAR1

   5. Add a second DO SHOUT statement whose destination is your user ID, and which contains the following message text:

      SECOND SHOUT: %%..\VAR2

   6. Add a third DO SHOUT statement whose destination is your userID, and which contains the following message text:

      THIRD SHOUT: %%..\IDJOB8\VAR1

   7. Exit the job scheduling definition.

   Before running the job, determine the anticipated results.

   Table 17 Anticipated Results of Job

   Shout	Anticipated Resolution and Explanation
   FIRST SHOUT:	CCC The Shout in IDJOB9 specifies Global variable %%\VAR1, which refers to a Global variable %%\VAR1 that is owned by itself (IDJOB9). Job IDJOB8 assigned the value CCC to the Global variable %%\VAR1 that is owned by IDJOB9.
   SECOND SHOUT:	BBB The Shout in IDJOB9 specifies Global variable %%..\VAR2, which refers to a Global variable %%\VAR2 that is owned its group (IDGRP3). Job IDJOB8 assigned the value BBB to the Global variable %%\VAR2 that is owned by group IDGRP3.
   THIRD SHOUT:	AAA The Shout in IDJOB9 specifies Global variable %%..\IDJOB8\VAR1, which refers to a Global variable %%\VAR1 that is owned by IDJOB8. Job IDJOB8 assigned the value AA A to the Global variable %%\VAR1 that is owned by itself (IDJOB8).

2. Order the job scheduling definition for job IDJOB9.
3. Check the Sysout of the job. The Sysout contains the following:

   FIRST SHOUT: CCC

   SECOND SHOUT: BBB

   THIRD SHOUT: AAA

   These values clearly indicate that these variables have been globally accessed. You can demonstrate that these variables can be globally updated.