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How You Add a Job

You can add jobs in several ways. The primary method is entering data on the DB.1 panel. However, other methods are available.

• If the job information already exists in machine-readable form, you can write a program to perform the DB.1 panel functions using batch commands with a Batch Terminal Interface (BTI) job.

  Note: For more information about BTI, see the Interface Reference Guide.

• If the JCL library is defined to CA WA CA 7 Edition but the jobs are not added to the database, you can use the DEMAND command to add the job to the database. This command causes the job to execute. The execution includes a LOAD step because the job is not defined in the database. You can also use the LOAD command to submit the jobs, but they do not execute. When scheduled using the LOAD command, the LOAD step executes but the rest of the job's JCL is flushed.

To use the DEMAND or LOAD commands to add the job, certain conditions must be met.

• The job name of the job to be added must be the same as the JCL member name in the JCL library.
• The default values defined for the DB.1 panel must satisfy the job characteristics. The default values for the DB.1 panel can be overridden by defining a job that is named DEFAULTS with the values wanted. Also, if CLASS, JCLID, or JCLLIB is specified on the command, these values can override the DEFAULTS job values. System defaults cannot be overridden with the DEMAND and LOAD commands. Job characteristics, not covered by the defaults, must be manually checked.
• The JCL library ID number or symbolic JCL library name must be specified on the command. One JCL library should have an index value of 0 (zero). With the zero value, you do not have to enter the DB.1 panel JCLID field for jobs with JCL residing in that library when issuing the top line JCL command.

The DEMAND command represents on-request scheduling that is useful on a first-time basis. As an ongoing practice, we do not recommend this method except for jobs that must always be handled as on-request work.

You can add internal cross-platform jobs through the DB.10 panel and DB.A.x panels or through an external terminal interface such as Batch Terminal Interface (BTI) or CAICCI Terminal Interface (CTI) batch job. You can demand an internal cross-platform job to cause its execution, but the DEMAND command always searches the database for definition. The DEMAND command does not add any cross-platform jobs to the CA WA CA 7 Edition database.

More information:

Batch Input