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End-of-Step Rules

End-of-step (EOS) rules provide the ability to monitor and optionally terminate a batch job based on any criteria that can be extracted from the SMF type 30 record that is produced during step termination of a batch job. Since the EOS rule is matched by a job name specification, it can be used to monitor step completion of jobs that produce no message traffic at step termination that would be visible to message rules. In addition, the option to cancel a job based on completion code, or any other data provided in the SMF type 30 record, is provided.

EOS and EOJ rules provide you with the option of replacing your assembler language IEFACTRT SMF exit with easier-to-maintain AOF OPS/REXX rules.