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Job Load Processing

LOAD jobs when any step, DD, or data set information within a job’s JCL changes.

CA WA CA 7 Edition dynamically defines some of the resources that a job uses through the LOAD process.

Note: The LOAD process does not apply to internal cross-platform jobs.

The LOAD step is inserted in a job the first time it runs under CA7ONL if RELOAD: Y is specified on the DB.1 panel or if a LOAD command is done on a job. We recommend that you load jobs when any step, DD, or data set information within a job’s JCL changes. When the LOAD step executes, it builds information picked up from the operating system. The information includes the following:

This information is communicated from ICOM to CA7ONL and then recorded in the database. Data set requirements are automatically added in this way.

LOAD processing can be a factor in CA7ONL performance.

Business Value:

Following these guidelines helps ensure that the CA7ONL database contains up to date information about the processing characteristics of a job.

More information:

How Input Data Sets Are Added to Jobs