The JCL of the job is prepared for submission

The following steps are performed in the preparation of the JCL of the job for submission:

1. The JCL of the job is retrieved from the appropriate JCL Library.
2. Control-M AutoEdit variables are resolved.

   The JCL of the job retrieved from the user library may contain Control-M AutoEdit variables. These AutoEdit variables can be replaced with different values based on how and where the previous runs of the job terminated, using SET VAR and DO SET parameters of the job scheduling definition. If the criteria for replacement of an AutoEdit variable have been met, based on the results of the previous runs of the job, the AutoEdit variables are replaced by the predefined values specified by the user.

3. The CONTROLR step is inserted into the JCL of the job.

   Many of the Control-M/Restart facilities that make the job restart process automatic and error-free are activated during execution of this step. This restart information is derived from the restart specifications provided by the user in the job scheduling definition, and from the CTRPARM member.