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Understanding Job Lists

When you request generation,CA 2E places the names of members to be generated on a job list. The same job list controls generation and compilation. You can review this job list during generation to monitor the process and edit the job list.CA 2E assigns a status to each member on the list. If errors occur,CA 2E flags the specific members in error. Once source is generated for the members,CA 2E automatically submits a request to compile the generated source. A sample of this process follows the brief descriptions below.

Upon receiving your generation request,CA 2E places the members on a job list with a stage flag. The stage flag indicates the next processing step to be performed on the members. This initial flag is based on whether your request is batch or interactive.

• GEN—Batch source generation and creation is requested. When batch source generation is completed, the GEN flag changes to CRT.
• CRT—Interactive source generation is completed and batch creation is requested.

The processing sequence for batch or interactive mode depends on the value of parameter SBMCRTOPT on the YSBMMDLCRT command.

• *GENOK—Default. Submits generated source for compilation only after the source is successfully generated.
• *IMMED—Submits source members for compilation with the job that generates source.

After you submit a request, you initiate processing by executing the YSBMMDLCRT command. Once source has been successfully generated,CA 2E changes the stage flag to CRT and submits the source for compilation.

Note: Submission of your request may be deferred until the source generation for related members is complete. If so, a member temporarily may be displayed as CRT *GENSRC.

CA 2E removes from the pending list the members that successfully generate and compile. If members fail to compile, an error message is displayed. You can access source for the members and the compile listings from the job list to identify the problems.

CA 2E assigns each member in the job list one of the following statuses which changes throughout generation:

• *SBM—Indicates a job has been submitted to control batch generation and/or submission of compilation.
• *GENSRC—Shows that source generation for a member is in progress.
• *JOBQ—Shows that generated source for a member has successfully been submitted for compilation;CA 2E deletes existing versions of i OS objects in the generation library.
• *ACTIVE—Indicates that the member is being compiled.
• *ERROR—Flags an error at any time during generation and compilation.

Note: If you specify CRTJOBD(*NONE) on the YSBMMDLCRT command to indicate that compilation is not required, the process stops after generation.